A prototype of a dialysate fluid-free wearable artificial kidney for dialysis on the go

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This is a summary of: Luo, J. et al. A dialysate-free wearable artificial kidney prototype driven by a liquid–gas phase transition. Nat. Chem. Eng. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-026-00355-6 (2026).