Research Article

Chemical Stability of Chromium Carbide and Chromium Nitride Powders Compared with Chromium Metal in Synthetic Biological Solutions

Table 2

Chemical composition (g/L) of artificial biological fluids (GST—gastric fluid [26, 27]; ALF—artificial lysosomal fluid [28]; ASW—artificial sweat [29]; GMB—Gamble’s solution [30]; PBS—phosphate buffered saline [31]).

ChemicalGST
g/L
ALF
g/L
ASW
g/L
GMB
g/L
PBS
g/L

MgCl20.0500.095
NaCl3.215.006.028.77
KCl0.298
Na2HPO40.0710.1261.28
Na2SO40.0390.063
CaCl2·2H2O0.1280.368
C2H3O2Na·H2O (sodium acetate)0.700
NaHCO32.60
C6H5Na3O7·2H2O (sodium citrate)0.0770.097
NaOH6.00
Citric acid20.8
Glycine0.059
C4H4O6Na2·2H2O (Na2 Tartrate·2H2O)0.090
C3H5NaO3 (Na Lactate)0.085
C3H5O3Na (Na Pyruvate)0.086
KH2PO41.36
Urea1.00
Lactic acid1.00
HCl10

pH1.74.56.57.47.2