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Roy presents new research on artificial kidney membranes

By David Jacobson / Thu Jun 23, 2011
Silicon-based filtration membranes

Silicon-based filtration membranes are integral to developing an artificial kidney

Shuvo Roy, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, presented initial results of research into a new type of silicon-based kidney filtration membrane at the annual conference of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in Washington, D.C. on June 10.

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