To design a device that incorporates Raman spectroscopy to monitor the urea clearance kinetics during dialysis and to determine the removal and loss of other small molecules (e.g., creatinine and amino acids) are being removed in addition to the urea.
•1 in 10 American adults, roughly 20 million people, suffer from renal failure and require continual treatment via dialysis.
•95,000 patients in America are waiting for transplants and nearly 4,000 more are added to the list every month.
•1 in 10 American adults, roughly 20 million people, suffer from renal failure and require continual treatment via dialysis.
•95,000 patients in America are waiting for transplants and nearly 4,000 more are added to the list every month.