Research Article

Measurement of Magnesium, Zinc, and Copper in Human Serum by Using Isotope Dilution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ID ICP-MS)

Table 3

Analysis of standard reference material by two-way ID ICP-MS.

Mg (mg·kg−1)Zn (mg·kg−1)Cu (mg·kg−1)
NIST956dGBWERMGBWERMGBW
Level 1Level 2Level 309152-DA120a09152-DA120a09152

Day 1Test 134.9822.9110.4920.590.6491.1561.1261.064
Test 234.8422.7010.3820.540.6641.1481.1311.069
Test 334.6022.7210.4120.610.6601.1401.1261.073

Day 2Test 135.0822.5110.3720.560.6531.1401.1451.082
Test 234.6022.9510.4320.630.6521.1561.1401.077
Test 334.6622.8310.5120.520.6501.1441.1431.080

Day 3Test 134.7422.5910.3620.500.6651.1471.1311.069
Test 234.6722.6610.2520.600.6581.1371.1301.067
Test 335.0422.7310.2820.560.6511.1561.1351.072

Avg34.8022.7310.3920.570.6561.1471.131.072

cv0.5%0.6%0.8%0.2%0.9%0.7%0.6%0.6%

Certified values34.96 ± 0.2422.83 ± 0.1610.30 ± 0.0820.75 ± 0.440.658 ± 0.0331.132 ± 0.0561.130 ± 0.0331.085 ± 0.044

Bias (%)0.46%0.42%−0.84%0.88%0.33%−1.35%−0.37%1.15%