This wide-ranging introduction to new technologies for the management of renal failure touches on the optimization of conventional dialysis and on alternative techniques such as transplantation methods, artificial kidneys, tissue engineering strategies and harnessing the regenerative capacity of stem cells. The potential for other organs to 'host' renal functions, and the co-opting of developmental plasticity, are also discussed.
- Branko Braam
- Marianne C Verhaar
- Jaap A Joles
