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76 Giannakis et al.<br />

8. Acetonitrile (ACN), HPLC grade.<br />

9. Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), HPLC grade.<br />

10. Matrix/Energy Absorbing Molecule (EAM): �-cyano-4-hydroxy cinnamic acid<br />

(CHCA), 5 mg/tube (Bio-Rad Laboratories).<br />

11. ProteinChip reader (Bio-Rad Laboratories).<br />

12. Bioprocessor (optional) (Bio-Rad Laboratories).<br />

2.2. Capture of Aβ Aggregates on ProteinChip Arrays<br />

1. ProteinChip arrays: H50 (Bio-Rad Laboratories).<br />

2. A� peptides.<br />

3. Hexafluoroisopropanol.<br />

4. 20 mM NaOH.<br />

5. 10 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.4 (PB).<br />

6. 1 mM HEPES, pH 7.4.<br />

7. 20 �M minisart RC4 filters (Sartorius, Göttingen, Germany).<br />

8. ACN.<br />

9. TFA.<br />

10. Matrix/EAM: CHCA.<br />

11. UV spectrophotometer.<br />

12. ProteinChip reader.<br />

2.3. Capture of Aβ on Lipid-Coated ProteinChip Arrays<br />

1. ProteinChip arrays: H50.<br />

2. 1-Palmitoyl-2-oeoyl-sn-glycero-3 [phospho-l-serine] (POPS) and 1 -palmitoyl-<br />

2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) (Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc.,<br />

Alabaster, AL).<br />

3. A� peptides.<br />

4. Ethanol-free chloroform.<br />

5. Acid-washed glass beads, G1152 (Sigma-Aldrich, Poole, UK).<br />

6. Liquid nitrogen.<br />

7. 0.05 �M filters and spacers for extruder (Nuclepore Corp., Pleasanton, CA).<br />

8. PB.<br />

9. CHAPS (30 mg/mL).<br />

10. 1 mM HEPES, pH 7.4.<br />

11. ACN.<br />

12. TFA.<br />

13. Matrix/EAM: CHCA.<br />

14. Sonicator.<br />

15. Extruder (Avanti Polar Lipids).<br />

16. ProteinChip reader.

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