Haemodialysis is a life-saving therapy. However, in comparison with the healthy kidney, it removes only a small fraction of the uraemic toxins produced, does not function continuously and cannot replicate biological kidney functions. Innovations in membrane design hold promise to overcome these limitations with potential to improve patient outcomes.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the EUTox working group of the European society of European Society for artificial organs, and The Stitching Life Sciences Health – TKI (Grant no. LSHM16059-SGF (NOVAMEM).
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Geremia, I., Stamatialis, D. Innovations in dialysis membranes for improved kidney replacement therapy. Nat Rev Nephrol 16, 550–551 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-020-0293-6
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