A waterborne polyacrylate colloid with hard core and soft shell structure was synthesized with methyl methacrylate (MMA), styrene (St), butyl acrylate (BA), methacrylic acid (MAA) as monomers, diacetone acrylamide (DAAM) as crosslinking monomer and adipic acid dihydrazide (ADH) as crosslinking agent. By adjusting the glass transition temperature (Tg), the emulsion can be self?forming film without adding film forming additive at room temperature. The influence of DAAM?ADH crosslinking system on the properties of latex films was investigated. DSC and TGA analysis showed that the Tg and thermal stability of crosslinked latex films are higher than those of uncrosslinked films. When the mass ratio of DAAM in core?shell is 1∶2, the comprehensive performance of latex films is better than that distributed in core or shell alone. With the increase of DAAM content, the water absorption decreased from 18.99% to 4.38%, and the Gel Fraction increased from 79.30% to 90.84%. When the molar ratio of ADH/DAAM is 1.25, the water absorption reaches the lowest and the Gel Fraction reaches the maximum.
