Quality of life for patients with kidney conditions
Would be vastly improved if they no longer had to spend hours every week connected to a dialysis machine. For many patients with renal conditions, dialysis means long treatments, strict schedules, limited mobility and exhaustion. It affects work, family life, travel, and simple day-to-day freedom. Even with the best medical care, current solutions place a heavy burden on patients and their loved ones.
At imec at Holst Centre
We explore how microelectronics and nanotechnology can support new solutions for renal care. Our work includes developing compact dialysis devices, such as a portable artificial kidney that fits in a small suitcase and researching pathways toward a fully implantable artificial kidney. These developments aim to move renal replacement therapy away from large external machines and bring it closer to the patient.
What is Artificial Kidney?
Our focus
These innovations could offer patients more independence, fewer hospital visits, and greater control over their daily lives. By reducing the physical and emotional burden of dialysis, they point toward a future where kidney treatment is more comfortable, more accessible and better aligned with the realities of everyday living.
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