Artificial Kidney Engineering. Dialysis Membrane and Dialyzer for Blood Purification.

Membrane Engineering for Today and for Tomorrow

Study of Dialyzer Membrane (Polyflux 210H) and Effects of Different Parameters on Dialysis Performance

Problems frequently encountered in kidney malfunction include abnormal fluid levels in the body, increased acid levels, abnormal levels of Urea, Glucose, Endothelin, β2-Microglobulin and Complement Factor D. Parameters characterizing the structure of dialyzers are very important because they decide overall clearance of toxin molecules and at the same time should allow retaining useful molecules...

The Vicenza wearable artificial kidney for peritoneal dialysis (ViWAK PD).

BACKGROUND The study describes the structure and operational characteristics of a new wearable system for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for chronic kidney disease patients. METHODS We designed a wearable system consisting of: (1) a double lumen peritoneal catheter; (2) a dialysate outflow line; (3) a miniaturized rotary pump; (4) a circuit for dialysate regeneration featuri...

Progress of Membrane Engineering for Water Treatment

Together with the supply of energy and the environmental protection, fresh water is one of the three keys elements for the sustainable development of every society. Where the availability of water cannot be carried out by using conventional sources, unavoidable appears the resort of the major water source: the sea. Today, RO is one the most used membrane processes for the production of fresh wa...

Peritoneal dialysis as a valuable tool for blood purification.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is used to a limited extent in most developed countries for haemodialysis (HD). However, the survival using PD does not differ from that using HD and may even to some extent favour the use of PD. In patients who are expected to stay for many years in a chronic renal replacement therapy programme an important reason for starting with PD is to save the vascular access for...