Abstract: Disclosed herein is a material for use in sorbent-based dialysis, the material comprising: acidic and/or neutral cation exchange particles; alkaline anion exchange particles; and one or more of an alkali metal carbonate, a water insoluble alkaline earth metal carbonate, and a water insoluble polymeric ammonium carbonate. Also disclosed herein are uses of said material and its preparation.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a device (200) for detecting infection in a patient (102) undergoing peritoneal dialysis. The device (200) comprises: a housing module (202) removably coupleable to a fluidic element (204) configured for receiving waste dialysate fluid (130) from the patient (102); a set of lighting elements (206) disposed on the housing module (202) and configured for emitting light into the fluidic element (204); a set of optical sensors (208) disposed on the housing module (202) and configured for measuring optical properties of the light that has interacted with the waste dialysate fluid (130) in the fluidic element (204); and a control module configured for measuring turbidity of the waste dialysate fluid (130) based on the optical properties, wherein the dialysate turbidity is indicative of infection in the patient (102) if the dialysate turbidity and historical dialysate turbidity of the patient (102) satisfy a set of predefined conditions.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a peritoneal dialysis filter device, which comprises a housing comprising a first port and a second port, and a hollow fibre membrane formed from hollow hydrophilic fibres within the housing. When in use, a dialysate from a subject enters the filter device through the first port and exits via the second port in an outflow direction, and a regenerated dialysate from a sorbent system enters the filter device through the second port and exits via the first port in an inflow direction. Also disclosed herein is a peritoneal dialysis system comprising said filter device, a method for controlling dialysate flow in a peritoneal dialysis system, and a haemodialysis device.