Curated Resources
Curated Resources
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Fabiani, T., Zarghamidehaghani, M., Boi, C., Dimartino, S., Kentish, S., & De Angelis, M. G. (2025). Sorbent-based dialysate regeneration for the wearable artificial kidney: Advancing material innovation via experimental and computational studies. Separation and Purification Technology, 360, 130776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130776
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