[5,6,7] Although the idea of a wearable artificial kidney (WAK) is not new, it is only the advent of nanotechnology and miniaturization that has made the vital qualities of efficiency and safety ...

Awak Technologies, an Asian Innovation Awards finalist, has created a portable device used for treatment of end-stage renal disease. It's "dialysis on the go," explains Chairman Gordon Ku.

Moreover, the rising preference for home-based dialysis treatments, coupled with ongoing technological advancements and new product developments in artificial kidney technology, is significantly ...

In this procedure, patients are connected to a dialysis machine which acts as an artificial kidney to remove most of the urea and restore/maintain the water and ion balance of the blood.

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Artificial intelligence is making its way into medicine quickly , even keeping some people alive. It’s come to be a key part ...

Moreover, the rising preference for home-based dialysis treatments, coupled with ongoing technological advancements and new product developments in artificial kidney technology, is significantly ...

In this procedure, patients are connected to a dialysis machine which acts as an artificial kidney to remove most of the urea and restore or maintain the water and ion balance of the blood.

The increasing prevalence of kidney failure and end-stage renal disease, along with a growing incidence of risk factors like diabetes, hypertension, and aging, is driving the demand for artificial ...