Materials
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) | MP Biomedical | 2810305 | |
| Triethanolamine (TEOA) | J.T. Baker | 9468-01 | Preheat to 37 °C prior to pipetting |
| Hydrochloric acid (HCl) | BDH Aristar | BDH3028 | |
| Sodium Sulfate | J.T. Baker | 3891-01 | |
| Irgacure 2959 | Ciba | 029891301PS04 | |
| Ovalbumin (OVA) | Invitrogen | 34782 | |
| PEG 1,500 | Alfa Aesar | A16241 | |
| PEG 3,000 | Fluka | 03997-1KG | |
| PEG 4,000 | Alfa Aesar | A16151 | |
| PEG 4,600 | Sigma | 373001-250G | |
| PEG 6,000 | Fluka | 03394-1KG | |
| PEG 10,000 | Alfa Aesar | B21955 | |
| Dextran 70 | TCI | D1449 |
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