Roy unveils model of bioartificial kidney

Friday, September 3, 2010

The model for a surgically implantable bioartificial kidney the size of a coffee cup has been unveiled by the national project's lead researcher, Shuvo Roy, PhD, a member of the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences. The device is intended to give patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) the health benefits of a kidney transplant while addressing the limited number of donors. Unlike dialysis, which is a short-term treatment for ESRD patients, tethering them to equipment for long periods of time, the new implantable device is being designed as a long-term solution and is a free-standing implant requiring no hook ups to external machines, and no pumps or batteries.

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UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis

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UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - PhysOrg.com

UCSF Unveils Model for Implantable Artificial Kidney to Replace Dialysis - 09/02/2010 - Earthtimes.org

Researchers Hope to Shrink Room-sized Artificial Kidney, Make Implantable Device - 09/07/2010 - DailyTech.com

UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - R&D Magazine

UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis, Scientific Computing - 09/02/2010 - Scientific Computing & Instrumentation

UCSF Unveils Model For Implantable Artificial Kidney To Replace Dialysis - 09/02/2010 - Chem.Info

Building an Implantable Artificial Kidney - 09/09/2010 - Nanotechnology Now

Artificial kidney prototype unveiled - 09/02/2010 - UC Newsroom

[UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - NewsGuide][link defunct as of June 14, 2011]

UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - e! Science News

UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - Next Big Future

[Implantable artificial kidney set to make dialysis history - 09/03/2010 - Smashits.com][link defunct as of November 21, 2011]

Scientists show off a model of an implantable artificial kidney. Can it replace dialysis? - 09/03/2010 - Smart Planet

UCSF debuts latest try at artificial kidney (Morning Read) - 09/03/2010 - MedCity News - Online

UCSF Unveils Model for Implantable Artificial Kidney to Replace Dialysis - 09/03/2010 - Benzinga.com

Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered? - 09/03/2010 - CNET News.com

Researchers Announce First Implantable Artificial Kidney Prototype - 09/03/2010 - Popular Science - Online

Artificial Kidneys For Off World Settlers - 09/07/2010 - Colony Worlds

[Man-made kidney could do away with dialysis, donor organs - 09/07/2010 - Smashits.com][link defunct as of November 21, 2011]

Implantable Artificial Kidney Research Aims to Replace Dialysis - 09/07/2010 - Med Health World

Researchers Plan to Build the World's First Implantable, Mechanical Kidney - 09/09/2010 - Discover

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