NDLI: Novel Materials for the Direct Removal of Water and Ions from the Body for Patients with Dialysis Needs

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Furby, L. Gupta, R. Mahajan, A. Don, J. Chu, T. Dave, B. Schwartz, B.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Southern Illinois Univ. at Carbondale, Carbondale (Furby, L.; Gupta, R.; Mahajan, A.; Don, J.; Chu, T.)
Abstract	This paper describes a novel material for the direct removal of water and ions from the body of patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The work is part of a larger project that is envisioned to be a new type of dialysis process that could replace or enhance existing dialysis methods. The main idea is to implant a unit either and/or outside the body of the patients with renal failure so that they do not have to go through the painstaking and exhausting hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis processes existing today. The proposed work in its final embodiment will eliminate such processes and allow the patients to lead a more normal life than is possible with current state-of-the-art processes and equipment. This paper provides preliminary results to show that a sol gel based material has been formulated that can absorb 30% water, 30% sodium ions and almost 50% potassium ions in a laboratory setting from a mixture that simulates the amounts produced by the human body with ESRD.
Starting Page	532
Ending Page	537
File Size	2227391
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424415090
DOI	10.1109/BIBE.2007.4375612
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-10-14
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Blood pressure Chemicals Red blood cells Bone diseases Biological materials Organic materials Biochemistry Bladder Waste materials Calcium
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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