The implantable bioartificial kidney will require pre-clinical testing before we can begin studies in human patients. The images show the version of the hemofilter device that was tested in the experiments mentioned in the paper.
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With the implantable bioartificial kidney, patients won’t need to take immune-suppressing drugs. #TheKidneyProject team recently proved this in an experiment published in the journal Nature Communications.
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The concept of a dialyser was first conceived by Scottish chemist Thomas Graham. A machine successfully developed for patients was eventually created nearly 90 years later by Dr Willem Kolff. The first patient in the world to be treated by repeated haemodialysis was Clyde Shields