Abstract: A cable includes an inner conductor and a dielectric layer extending around the inner conductor. The dielectric layer includes a bi-directionally stretched polypropylene film having a porous structure that includes a plurality of pores that extend through a thickness of the bi-directionally stretched polypropylene film. The dielectric layer includes air molecules trapped within the pores of the bi-directionally stretched polypropylene film such that the dielectric layer includes polypropylene and air. The cable includes an outer conductor extending around the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A polymeric material includes a polymer core having opposite first and second sides. The polymer core includes a pore that extends through the first and second sides of the polymer core such that the polymer core is porous. The polymeric material includes a first metallic layer extending on the first side of the polymer core, a second metallic layer extending on the second side of the polymer core, and a metallic link extending through the pore from the first metallic layer to the second metallic layer such that the metallic link provides an electrically conductive path between the first and second metallic layers.

Abstract: A cable includes an inner conductor, a dielectric layer extending around the inner conductor, and a polymeric material extending around the dielectric layer. The polymeric material includes a polymer core comprising opposite first and second sides. The polymer core includes a pore that extends through the first and second sides of the polymer core such that the polymer core is porous. The polymeric material includes first and second metallic layers extending on the first and second sides, respectively, of the polymer core. The polymeric material includes a metallic link extending through the pore from the first metallic layer to the second metallic layer such that the metallic link provides an electrically conductive path between the first and second metallic layers.

Abstract: A cable includes an inner conductor and a dielectric layer extending around the inner conductor. The dielectric layer includes a linearly-stretched polypropylene film having a porous structure that includes a plurality of pores that extend through a thickness of the linearly-stretched polypropylene film. The dielectric layer includes air molecules trapped within the pores of the linearly-stretched polypropylene film such that the dielectric layer includes polypropylene and air. The cable includes an outer conductor extending around the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are water purification and supply systems for medical devices and methods of using. In an embodiment, the system includes A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are water purification and supply systems for medical devices and methods of using. In an embodiment, the system includes a dialysis system including a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying the water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream. The water purification system includes an RO filter 6122, a proportioning valve 6165, a heater 6150, first and second heat exchangers, and a throttle valve 6160.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are water purification and supply systems for medical devices and methods of using. In an embodiment, the system includes A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream.

Abstract: A dialysis system includes a plurality of modular components. The modular components can be coupled to one another in various configurations, wherein each configuration is optimized for use in a particular environment, such as in a home environment or a travel environment or a dialysis center.