α	Alpha
β	Beta
Aβ	Amyloid-beta
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AFM	Atomic force microscopy
BACE	β-Site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
CD	Circular dichroism
CNS	Central nervous system
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
DFT	Density functional theory
EtOH	Ethanol
FAD	Familial Alzheimer’s disease
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
HFIP	Hexafluoroisopropanl
LTP	Long-term potentiation
NBO	Natural bond orbital
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
NPs	Nanoparticles
Teflon	Polytetrafluoroethylene
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TFE	Trifluoroethanol
Tfm	Trifluoromethylated
THF	Tetrahydrofuran
ThT	Thioflavin T