250 Advances in Polymer Science Editorial Board: A. Abe, Tokyo, Japan . Albertsson, Stockholm, Sweden ˇ K. Dusek, Prague, Czech Republic J. Genzer, Raleigh, NC, USA . de Jeu, Aachen, Germany S. Kobayashi, Kyoto, Japan . Lee, Daejeon, South Korea L. Leibler, Paris, France . Long, Blacksburg, VA, USA I. Manners, Bristol, UK ¨ M. Moller, Aachen, Germany . Terentjev, Cambridge, UK . Vicent, Valencia, Spain B. Voit, Dresden, Germany U. Wiesner, Ithaca, NY, USA For further volumes: .Aims and Scope The series presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics and material.