Scientists at IIT-Bombay have developed a special membrane that promises to reduce the cost of dialysis by 50%, cut down time taken for the process by half and be safer for the patient. It could also spur development of portable or wearable dialysers. That could change in the coming years, with researchers at IIT-Bs chemical engineering department hoping that their product will be available in the next three years. The hollow-fiber membrane developed by them has completed laboratory tests and awaits pre-clinical trials. An Indian patent has been procured for the product. An indigenous and low-cost pilot plant for production of these membranes has also been functioning for the last two years.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:04:36 +0000