For the almost 520,000 Americans who will undergo treatment this year, the process leaves little room for a full life. An ...

However, regular, long-lasting therapy sessions tethered to an essentially unmovable machine are not ideal ... on developing a truly wearable or portable dialysis system. [2] Early examples ...

An adapted intermittent hemodialysis machine measures and mixes acid–bicarbonate and ultra-pure water into dialysate in desired quantities. Bicarbonate-based dialysate can more efficiently ...

Getting them to back an alternative is more challenging. Also hard? Building a dialysis machine that is safe, portable, and easy to use. It’s one of the reasons dialysis technology has changed ...