Hemodialysis has a significant impact on the environment through the high need of water and energy; furthermore dialysis generates large amounts of plastic waste. However, the environmental impact of "used" dialysis machines is less studied; this is the topic of our research. The aim of this project is to rethink the design of the hemodialysis machines with a circular economy approach.This project is divided in two phases:
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