CKD	chronic kidney disease
ESRD	end-stage renal disease
RRT	renal replacement therapy
BAKs	bioartificial kidneys
iBAKs	implantable bioartificial kidneys
AI	artificial intelligence
WAKs	wearable artificial kidneys
PERVs	porcine endogenous retroviruses
RAD	renal assist device
AKI	acute kidney injury
CVVH	continuous veno-venous hemofiltration
CRRT	continuous renal replacement therapy
BRECS	bioartificial renal epithelial cell system
HRECs	human renal epithelial cells
EP	enhanced propagation
SS	septic shock
TMP	transmembrane pressure
MEMS	microelectromechanical systems
SNMs	silicon nanopore membranes
pSBMA	polysulfobetaine methacrylate
TFI	thin film interposition
HPTCs	human primary proximal tubular cells
hTERT	human telomerase reverse transcriptase
iPSCs	induced pluripotent stem cells
PTL	proximal tubular-like