A photoresponsive polymer includes a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), the photoresponsive polymer being fluidized by light irradiation, and reversibly non-fluidized:

[Chemical formula 1]

R.sub.1—Z.sub.1═Z.sub.2—R.sub.2  General formula (1) in the formula, Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each represent CH or N, and Z.sub.1≠Z.sub.2, R.sub.1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having a substituent R.sub.a selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, and a halogen atom at each of two ortho positions with respect to Z.sub.1, R.sub.2 represents an aromatic heterocyclic group with or without a substituent, and at least one of the R.sub.1 and the R.sub.2 is bonded to a group containing a structure derived from a polymerizable group.

Latexes are provided which may comprise water and resin particles comprising a polymerization product of reactants comprising a dioxane/dioxolane monomer and a vinyl co-monomer, wherein the dioxane/dioxolane monomer is an ester of (meth)acrylic acid with an alcohol comprising a dioxane moiety, an ester of (meth)acrylic acid with an alcohol comprising a dioxolane moiety, or both.

Provided is an electrostatic charge image developing toner including toner matrix particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the toner matrix particles contain, as the binder resin, at least a polymer having a first structural unit represented by the following Formula (1),

##STR00001## in Formula (1), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

A polymer including a unit having a phthalocyanine structure, the polymer having a high capability of dispersing pigments. A pigment composition, a pigment dispersion, and a toner all having a high tinting strength.

A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a core particle comprising a binder resin and a wax, and a shell formed on a surface of the core particle, wherein the wax comprises a wax A, the shell comprises a resin comprising a functional group B, the wax A has a surface charge density DA of −0.0080 to −0.0025, and an absolute difference |DA−DB| between the surface charge density DA of the wax A and a surface charge density DB of the functional group B is not more than 0.0025.

A magnetic toner includes toner particles. The toner particles each include a toner mother particle. The toner mother particle includes a polyester resin domain, a vinyl resin domain, and a magnetic powder. A vinyl resin constituting the vinyl resin domain includes a repeating unit having a non-ring-opened oxazoline group. An area rate of an area in which the vinyl resin domain is exposed in a surface area of the toner mother particle is at least 0.02% and no greater than 1.00%.

A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a core particle comprising a binder resin and a wax, and a shell formed on a surface of the core particle, wherein the wax comprises a wax A, the shell comprises a resin comprising a functional group B, the wax A has a surface charge density DA of −0.0080 to −0.0025, and an absolute difference |DA−DB| between the surface charge density DA of the wax A and a surface charge density DB of the functional group B is not more than 0.0025.

The toner has a toner particle that contains a binder resin, wherein the binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic resin that has a structure derived from a crosslinking agent, the binder resin includes tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter in an amount of from 5 mass % to 60 mass % of the binder resin, and the crosslinking agent contains a polymeric compound provided by an addition reaction at least between a particular multifunctional (meth)acrylate compound and a particular polyvalent mercapto compound.

The toner has a toner particle that contains a binder resin, wherein the binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic resin that has a structure derived from a crosslinking agent, the binder resin includes tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter in an amount of from 5 mass % to 60 mass % of the binder resin, and the crosslinking agent contains a polymeric compound provided by an addition reaction at least between a particular multifunctional (meth)acrylate compound and a particular polyvalent mercapto compound.

A support material toner particle for use in xerographic additive manufacturing includes a .Iadd.PVA polymer blend including a .Iaddend.polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer and blend-additives including a chitosan and a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), the amount of blend-additives is selected to adjust the T.sub.g of the PVA polymer .Iadd.blend .Iaddend.to be within about 1 C. to about 20 C. of a desired build material toner T.sub.g. A xerographic toner system includes a build toner material and a support toner material, the support toner material includes .Iadd.a PVA polymer blend including .Iaddend.a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer and blend-additives including a chitosan and a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), the amount of blend-additives is selected to adjust the T.sub.g of the PVA polymer .Iadd.blend .Iaddend.to be within about 1 C. to about 20 C. of the build material toner T.sub.g. A method of making a support toner material includes blending polyvinyl alcohol with blend additives including a chitosan and polyvinylpyrrolidone and forming support toner particles after the blending step.