Ionic concentration (mmol/dm
3
)
SBF
Blood plasma
Na
+
142.0
142.0
K
+
5.0
5.0
Mg
+
1.5
1.5
Ca
+
2.5
2.5
Cl
-
147.8
103.0
HCO
3
-
4.2
27.0
HPO
4
-
1.0
1.0
SO
4
-
0.5
0.5
Table 1:
Ion concentrations (mmol/dm
3
) of SBF and human blood plasma.
