Technical Design Study of a Mobile Portable (Movable), Home-Type (Domestical) Hemodialysis Machine Working as an Artificial Kidney

Abstract

Dr. Emin Taner Elmas, Assistant Professor, has a significant project and academic work focusing on the design of portable and domestic hemodialysis machines working as an
artificial kidney.
This work stands out as an engineering vision aimed at improving the quality of life for dialysis patients. The details of the study and the advantages it offers to patients are as follows:
• Freedom of Travel and Residence: The main purpose of the designed portable device is to free patients from dependence on hospitals or dialysis centers, granting them
freedom of travel.
• Home Treatment Option: The project aims to enable patients to receive treatment in their own homes (residences), saving them time traveling to and from the hospital
and preventing fatigue that may occur during travel.
• Reducing Infection Risk: By avoiding the crowded hospital environment, it aims to minimize the risk of infection for patients whose body resistance is weakened after treatment.
• Engineering-Based Approach: Dr. Elmas, a mechanical engineer, plans to design this device using the principles of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and energy efficiency,
aiming for it to be both lightweight and functional.
Dr. Elmas’s project is currently in the project phase and is an academic proposal that aims to transform dialysis from a medical necessity into a technology that can be integrated
into the patient’s daily life.
Dr. Emin Taner Elmas’s academic expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat/mass transfer provides critical engineering foundations for the development of dialysis
technology.
We can delve deeper into the details of his work that could benefit the field of dialysis under the following headings:
Dialyzer (Artificial Kidney) Efficiency and Mass Transfer
The dialysis process is based on the principle of removing waste products such as urea and creatinine from the blood through a semi-permeable membrane.
• Diffusion and Convection Modeling: Elmas’s work on heat and mass transfer can be used to optimize the rate at which these substances pass from the blood to the dialysate
fluid. This can shorten the patient’s time connected to the machine.
• Membrane Technology: By improving the surface area and flow path design within the dialyzer using thermodynamic principles, maximum cleaning can be achieved with
minimum fluid usage.
Hemodynamics and Flow Safety
Fluid mechanics is vital in the process of removing and returning blood to the body during dialysis.
• Turbulence and Clotting Control: Dr. Elmas’s expertise in fluid mechanics forms the basis for designs that ensure blood flows smoothly (laminar flow) through the tubes and
filter within the device without turbulence. This reduces the risk of damage to blood cells (hemolysis) and clotting.
• Pump Optimization: Engineering algorithms play a critical role in adjusting the pressure balance of blood pumps in dialysis machines.
Bio-Robotic Resonance and Smart Drug Algorithms
Dr. Elmas’s “Bio-robotic Resonance and Thermodynamical Interaction” theory, presented in 2021, could bring a new perspective to dialysis processes:
• Dosage Control: The focus could be on adjusting anticoagulants (blood thinners) or other medications administered to patients during dialysis using a robotic system based
on the patient’s real-time body data (frequency and resonance values).
• Personalized Treatment: Dynamic systems that determine filtration rates according to each patient’s needs can be developed using intelligent algorithms that monitor the
body’s thermodynamic balance.
Energy and Cost Efficiency
• Energy Recovery: Dr. Elmas’s energy efficiency methods developed for industrial facilities can be adapted to reduce the operating costs of dialysis units that consume
high energy and water.
• Portable Systems: Thermodynamic and energy transfer optimization guides the design of lightweight and low-power components necessary for future “portable or
wearable dialysis devices”.