Dialysis, by Kyle Reed

Background

Figure 1. Diagram of a nephron and the processes [X]

History

Figure 2. Willem Johan Kolff (1911-2009) [X]

Figure 3. Kolff's first dialysis machine on a Dutch stamp [X]

Current Technology

Hemodialysis

Figure 4. Hemodialysis [X]

Future of Dialysis

Figure 6. As of January 2013 [12]

Figure 5. Artifical Kidney by USCF [X]

References

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[10] Ronco, C.; Davenport, A.; Gura, V. A wearable artificial kidney: dream or reality?. Nature Clinical Practice. 2008, 4, 604-605.

[11] medGadget. http://www.medgadget.com/2012/11/an-implantable-artificial-kidney-interview-with-ucsfs-dr-shuvo-roy.html (accessed February 6, 2013).

[12] The Kidney Doctor. http://www.thekidneydoctor.org/2013/01/global-nephrology-dialysis-in-india.html (accessed February 6, 2013).