CNP, 14 nm diameter (Carbon Black, Printex 90, Degussa, Frankfurt, Germany) were characterized and prepared as described earlier [5] (link),[7] (link). Ectoine ((S)-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid, LPS-free, ultrapure 99%, bitop AG, Witten, Germany) and firoin mannosylglycerate, 99% bitop AG, Witten, Germany) were solubilized in PBS. Possible endotoxin contaminations were counteracted by purifying solubilized substances using endotoxin removal spin columns from Thermo Scientific (Germany).
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