Monodisperse core-shell (polystyrene/DAAM-EA-AM) emulsions were prepared by two-step seed polymerization

and crosslinked films were obtained by ambient drying the copolymerization emulsions accompanying a interfacial crosslinking between DAAM／ADDH．The crosslinking degree increased with thermal treatment temperature and time. After alkaline hydrolysis of ester and amide groups resulting carboxylic groups

the films were transformed to be mesostructured hydrogels．The chemical composition and ordered morphologies were experimentally confirmed by FT-IR

SEM and POM．Water uptake of the hydrogels decreased with the thermal treatment time of the films

implying the crosslinking degree also increased．