The paper discusses the validity criteria of the theories on the exclu
ded volume effect for high molecular weight (M(W) = 10(6) - 3.10(6)) p
olyacrylonitrile. The experimental data obtained for both the interpen
etration function PSI(Z) and the hydrodynamic function II(Z) satisfact
orily approach the theoretical predictions of the renormalized two-par
ameter theory for high excluded volume.