How to determine the degree of polymerization?

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Geetha Venkatachalam

MALDI-TOF-MS is the best method for the identification of DP sizes.

Imtiaz Ahmad

you can use Polarimeter, its a easy method, follow instruction of USP,

http://lib.njutcm.edu.cn/yaodian/ep/EP5.0/02_methods_of_analysis/2.2.__physical_and_physicochemical_methods/2.2.7.%20Optical%20rotation.pdf

Mina Karimi-Avargani

As Srivithya has mentioned, the best method for measuring the degree of polymerization of polymer such as cellulose is Cold Gel Permission Chromatography (GPC). I hope the attached article will be useful.