Methods of
laser printing include xerographic printing, printing via patterns of electrostatic charge, and / or
laser printing onto a substrate with a dry mixed silk
fibroin toner to produce a printed article. The dry mixed silk
fibroin toner is formed by
dry mixing a silk
fibroin powder with a
pigment powder and / or a dye
powder.
Laser printing can also be with a silk fibroin biotoner powder formed by mixing a silk fibroin powder and an
enzyme solution, and optionally a
pigment powder and / or a dye powder, to form a biotoner solution, wherein the biotoner solution is
spray dried to form the silk fibroin biotoner powder.
Laser printing cartridges may be loaded with a dry mixed silk fibroin toner or a silk fibroin biotoner powder.