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. 2016 Feb 1;6(15):12688–12698. doi: 10.1039/c5ra22178a

Table 2. Composition of simulated body fluid.

Reagent Amount a (g l–1)
Sodium chloride (NaCl) 7.996
Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) 0.350
Potassium chloride (KCl) 0.224
Potassium phosphate dibasic trihydrate (K2HPO4·3H2O) 0.228
Magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl2·6H2O) 0.305
1 M hydrochloric acid (HCl) 40 ml
Calcium chloride (CaCl2) 0.278 g
Sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) 0.071
Tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (C4H11NO3) 6.057

a Unless otherwise indicated.