BACKGROUND Improvements in the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes have reduced biological responses elicited by blood-membrane interactions. In this article, recent technological developments in dialysis membranes with regard to biocompatibility and recent progress in the evaluation of the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes are reviewed. SUMMARY The focus of investigation into dialysi...

BACKGROUND Serum β-trace protein (βTP, MW 23-29 kDa) is a marker of GFR impairment in renal patients. Recent papers propose to predict residual renal function (RRF) in maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) patients from serum concentrations of βTP and other small proteins, avoiding the collection of urine. Few data are available on the removal of βTP in patients treated with dialysis membranes with d...

Background: Improvements in the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes have reduced biological responses elicited by blood–membrane interactions. In this article, recent technological developments in dialysis membranes with regard to biocompatibility and recent progress in the evaluation of the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes are reviewed. Summary: The focus of investigation into dialysi...

Background: Improvements in the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes have reduced biological responses elicited by blood–membrane interactions. In this article, recent technological developments in dialysis membranes with regard to biocompatibility and recent progress in the evaluation of the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes are reviewed. Summary: The focus of investigation into dialysi...

Background: Improvements in the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes have reduced biological responses elicited by blood–membrane interactions. In this article, recent technological developments in dialysis membranes with regard to biocompatibility and recent progress in the evaluation of the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes are reviewed. Summary: The focus of investigation into dialysi...

Background: Improvements in the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes have reduced biological responses elicited by blood–membrane interactions. In this article, recent technological developments in dialysis membranes with regard to biocompatibility and recent progress in the evaluation of the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes are reviewed. Summary: The focus of investigation into dialysi...

Background: Improvements in the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes have reduced biological responses elicited by blood–membrane interactions. In this article, recent technological developments in dialysis membranes with regard to biocompatibility and recent progress in the evaluation of the biocompatibility of dialysis membranes are reviewed. Summary: The focus of investigation into dialysi...

BACKGROUND The effect of flux membranes on mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients is controversial. Residual renal function (RRF) has shown to not only be as a predictor of mortality but also a contributor to β2-microglobulin clearance in HD patients. Our study aimed to determine the interaction of residual renal function with dialyzer membrane flux on mortality in HD patients. METHODS HD Pa...