A process cartridge is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus.
The process cartridge includes an image bearing member, a developing
member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a surface
of the image bearing member and a cleaning member having a blade
contacted to the image bearing member along a longitudinal direction of
the image bearing member to remove the developer from the surface of the
image bearing member. The cleaning member has a processed portion
containing an isocyanate compound at each of longitudinal end portions of
the blade, wherein a longitudinally inside end of the processed portion
is disposed longitudinally inside a developer carryable region of the
developing member which is capable of carrying the developer.