Artificial and biological membranes in acute kidney injury: a biomedical engineering framework on renal replacement therapy in critical care

Mihai Alexandru Maier; Leonard Azamfirei; Dorin Bica; Bianca-Liana Grigorescu

doi:10.62838/jccm-2026-0038

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Artificial and biological membranes in acute kidney injury: a biomedical engineering framework on renal replacement therapy in critical care

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volume 12 (2026): Issue 3 (July 2026)

By: Mihai Alexandru Maier, Leonard Azamfirei, Dorin Bica and Bianca-Liana Grigorescu

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|Jul 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62838/jccm-2026-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809

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Language: English

Page range: 313 - 327

Submitted on: Jul 8, 2026

Accepted on: Jul 12, 2026

Published on: Jul 27, 2026

Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Acute Kidney Injury,

CRRT,

PD,

Biomedical Engineering,

Related subjects:

Internal medicine, other,

Surgery,

Surgery, other,

Anaesthesiology,

Emergency medicine and intensive-care medicine

© 2026 Mihai Alexandru Maier, Leonard Azamfirei, Dorin Bica, Bianca-Liana Grigorescu, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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