“…Furthermore, the 29 Si CP/MAS NMR spectrum of SiO 2 /SiCRG‐1 particles (Figure 4, c) clearly shows four resonances at approximately δ = –36.7, –46.9, –56.1, and –66.1 ppm, which, compared to literature values,17,44 can be ascribed to the Si sites in T 0 , T 1 , T 2 , and T 3 , in which n denotes the number of –Si–O– bonds linked to the Si site T n . Thus, T 1 , T 2 , and T 3 represent the Si sites in RSi(OSi)(OH) 2 , RSi(OSi) 2 OH, and RSi(OSi) 3 , respectively [R = –(CH 2 ) 3 –NHCOO–carrageenan] and further confirm the covalent bonding of carrageenan to the siliceous network.…”