Advances in dialysis
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For several decades, dialysis has formed the mainstay of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treatment for patients unable to receive a kidney transplant. The procedure removes waste products and excess fluid, essentially performing the basic key functions of kidneys. Despite being an effective treatment in many regards, ESRD maintains a high mortality rate and traditional dialysis can convey significant inconvenience to patients. Although several key advances to dialysis have been introduced since its conception, notably recent improvements in access to portable haemodialysis, further progress both in peritoneal and haemodialysis are necessary to improve this treatment to prolong survival and improve quality of life for patients.
This multi-disciplined Collection welcomes original research from the fields of nephrology, biotechnology, bioengineering and membrane science that contribute to improving performance, implementation and tolerance of dialysis for the future.
Editors
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Amira Abdelrasoul, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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Akira Mima, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Nephrology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
Amira Abdelrasoul, PhD, PEng, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Amira Abdelrasoul is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Division of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. She is the Principal Investigator and leader of the Hemodialysis Membrane Science and Technology Laboratory at USask. Her interdisciplinary research program focuses on solving existing hemodialysis system problems to decrease the unacceptably high morbidity and mortality rates and increase the quality of life for kidney failure patients. In 2022, she was selected to receive the Young Investigator Excellence Award from the Synchrotron Canadian Light Source in Canada. Additionally, in the same year, she was recognized by the journal Chemical Engineering Research and Design as one of 18 outstanding women chemical engineering researchers across the globe. Professor Abdelrasoul has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2022.
Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Lebanon
Sola Aoun Bahous is a Professor of Medicine and Dean at the Lebanese American University School of Medicine in Lebanon. Her research interest spans the domains of hemodynamics, with particular focus on hypertension, arterial stiffness, central pressures, and their intersections with chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy. Professor Aoun Bahous has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2024.
Akira Mima, MD, PhD, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan
Akira Mima is engaged in research on the mechanisms of progression and exacerbation of diabetic kidney disease and chronic kidney disease and on dialysis therapy. Dr Mima has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2023.
