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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 16.
Published in final edited form as: Corros Sci. 2015 Dec 24;104:277–289. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2015.12.020

Table 1.

Composition of corrosion medium/electrolyte DMEM.

Component Concentrate (mg/L)
Inorganic salts
 Calcium chloride (CaCl2·2H2O)   264.92
 Ferric Nitrate (Fe(NO3)3·9H2O)       0.10
 Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4·7H2O)   200.00
 Potassium chloride (KCl)   400.00
 Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) 3700.00
 Sodium chloride (NaCl) 6400.00
 Sodium phosphate monobasic (NaH2PO4·2H2O)   125.00
Other components
 D-Glucose (dextrose) 1000.00
 Phenol red     15.00
 Sodium pyruvate   110.00
Amino acids
 L-Arginine-HCl     84.00
 L-Cystine     48.00
 Glycine     30.00
 L-Histidine HCl–H2O     42.00
 L-Isoleucine   105.00
 L-LEUCINE   105.00
 L-Lysine-HCl   146.00
 L-Methionine     30.00
 L-Phenylalanine     66.00
 L-Senrine     42.00
 L-Threonine     95.00
 L-Tryptophan     16.00
 L-Tyrosine     72.00
 L-Valine     94.00
Vitamins
 D-Calcium pantothenate       4.00
 Choline Chloride       4.00
 Folic Acid       4.00
i-Inositol       7.20
 Niacinamide       4.00
 Pyridoxal HCl       4.00
 Riboflavin       0.40
 Thiamine HCl       4.00