“…5 and 8(a), and also Table 2) were obtained investigating the supernatants by potentiometric titration, viscometry and IR spectroscopy. 74,80,85,86 Only an insignificant part of PSMA was adsorbed by large aggregated SiO 2 particles and proved to be in sediment (see the β parameter in Table 2 conclusion was confirmed by: (i) destruction of the initial compact structure of PSMA at once after its minimum contact with silica particles (Fig. 8(a), curve 2), (ii) increase in the reduced viscosity of PSMA in supernatants as compared to pure polyacid solutions of equal concentration ( Table 2), and (iii) identification of hydrogen bonds between PSMA and SiO 2 (Fig.…”