AWhat changed
A workable extracorporeal dialyser was reported as a route toward clinical renal replacement.
Scientific scope
1944 six-author apparatus paper; 1945 successful rescue, later vascular access and chronic dialysis separate.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the six-author 1944 paper. It does not by itself establish durable survival benefit, modern dialysis practice or sole invention across all precursor and engineering work.
Contributors
- W. J. Kolff · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- H. T. Berk · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- M. ter Welle · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- A. J. van der Ley · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- E. C. van Dijk · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- J. van Noordwijk · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Kolff et al., The artificial kidney: a dialyser with a great area
- Kolff et al., The artificial kidney: a dialyser with a great area (publisher DOI)
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