The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney
That looks interesting, but the linked article is a bit short on details, but high on praise.<p>For example I would like to know, if the goal is, to actually put this inside of people?<p>Currently it is smartphone sized. That might work, but only if the person moves not much, because it does not seem flexible. And having a stiff smartphone in your body would mean moving like a old school robot. That still might beat the alternative, but would be a serious limitation. Maybe they get it smaller and more flexible - then I would be curious how long the bioreactor and hemofilter lasts, before they need replacement? Because that means dangerous surgery.<p>So the first versions would be probably carried outside the body and connected to your arteries?