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Table 1 Chemical composition of artificial sweat

From: Determination of silver nanoparticle release from antibacterial fabrics into artificial sweat

   Chemical composition

Concentration (% (w/v))

 

AATCC

pH 4.3

ISO

pH 5.5

ISO

pH 8.0

EN

pH 6.5

L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate (C6H9O2N3•HCl•H2O)

0.025

0.05

0.05

-

Sodium chloride (NaCl)

1.00

0.50

0.50

1.08

Disodium hydrogen orthophosphate dodecahydrate (Na2HPO4•12H2O)

-

-

0.50

-

Sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate dihydrate (NaH2PO4•2H2O)

-

0.22

-

-

Disodium hydrogen orthophosphate anhydrous (Na2HPO4)

0.10

-

-

-

Lactic acid (88%)

0.097

-

-

0.12

Urea

-

-

-

0.13