Paper Properties for Electrophotography

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a high growth rate of digital color electrophotography systems for office and publishing market application. The ultimate objective in digital printing media is to deliver printed output that satisfies customer requirements and expectations. To achieve this objective, we must be able to control the many factors that affect print quality and paper handling. Paper properties, such as smoothness, electrical resistivity, permeability, stiffness, coefficient of friction, surface energy, gloss and dimensional stability, play a critical role in the quality of printed output. To understand the trend in image quality and runnability of media for printing systems, the imaging media properties and their influence on current electrophotographic printings are reviewed.