According to the World Health Organization only 10% per year of those in need receive a kidney transplant. While waiting, many patients require either peritoneal or hemodialysis several times per week. Between dialysis sessions, patients suffer from fluid retention and a gradual increase in blood concentration of excess salts and waste products, such as urea and creatinine. By preventing cardiovascular damage from the accumulation of waste, an individual device, for slow and continuous hemodialysis would improve quality of life and prognosis for patients with kidney disease. There have been multiple reported advances that reduce the size of the stationary equipment required for dialysis. However, the main challenge for further miniaturization is to reduce the volume of dialysate consumed, through regeneration. Here, we report an electrochemically and electrokinetically mediated route for dialysate regeneration that will limit the need for sorbent cartridges and for fresh dialysate, and ultimately improve the efficiency of dialysate regeneration for wearable hemodialysis.

Electrochemical and electrokinetic route for dialysate regeneration

2019 Fall National Meeting

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