Roy unveils model of bioartificial kidney

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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1. UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - PhysOrg.com
2. UCSF Unveils Model for Implantable Artificial Kidney to Replace Dialysis - 09/02/2010 - Earthtimes.org
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9. UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - NewsGuide
10. UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - e! Science News
11. UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - 09/02/2010 - Next Big Future
12. [Implantable artificial kidney set to make dialysis history - 09/03/2010 - Smashits.com][link defunct]
13. [Scientists show off a model of an implantable artificial kidney. Can it replace dialysis? - 09/03/2010 - Smart Planet][link defunct]
14. UCSF debuts latest try at artificial kidney (Morning Read) - 09/03/2010 - MedCity News - Online
15. UCSF Unveils Model for Implantable Artificial Kidney to Replace Dialysis - 09/03/2010 - Benzinga.com
16. [Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered? - 09/03/2010 - CNET News.com][link defunct]
17. Researchers Announce First Implantable Artificial Kidney Prototype - 09/03/2010 - Popular Science - Online
18. Artificial Kidneys For Off World Settlers - 09/07/2010 - Colony Worlds
19. [Man-made kidney could do away with dialysis, donor organs - 09/07/2010 - Smashits.com][link defunct]
20. Implantable Artificial Kidney Research Aims to Replace Dialysis - 09/07/2010 - Med Health World
21. Researchers Plan to Build the World's First Implantable, Mechanical Kidney - 09/09/2010 - Discover

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17. Usa: stop dialisi, arriva il primo rene artificiale impiantabile
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22. Implantierbare Kunstniere soll Dialyse ersetzen
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24. Researchers unveil prototype implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis