A novel type of filter created from several layers of diamond is capable of functioning like a dialysis machine once it is implanted inside the body, scientists found.
William Fissell at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and colleagues at the University of Michigan have revealed that each layer of the filter only allows molecules below a certain size to pass through, and an electric field keeps away larger proteins that would otherwise clog its pores.
Dialysis - Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis and Role of Diet and Drugs
Dialysis is an artificial process for removing excess water and waste from the blood. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are the types of dialysis.
Dialysis is an artificial process for removing excess water and waste from the blood. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are the types of dialysis.
Fissell says that the diamond device is so small that it can be implanted into the body.
The novel device even works at ordinary blood pressures, he adds.
Study Finds Depression Doubles Death Risk in Dialysis Patients
Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are more likely to be hospitalized or die within a year, a new study has found.
Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are more likely to be hospitalized or die within a year, a new study has found.
SAV/SK
About Transplantation
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
