About the Authors
- Jürgen Arund
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* E-mail: jurgen.arund@ttu.ee
Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technomedicum, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
- Merike Luman
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Affiliation Department of Dialysis and Nephrology, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
- Fredrik Uhlin
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Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technomedicum, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia, Department of Nephrology, Region Östergötland, and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Risto Tanner
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technomedicum, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
- Ivo Fridolin
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technomedicum, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
Competing Interests
JA, FU, RT, and IF are listed as coinventors on patent (Publication No.: US9103789 B2) and patent application No. EP11740556 that relate to the fluorescence monitoring of removal of protein-bound uremic toxins. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. ML reported no competing interests.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: IF ML FU. Performed the experiments: JA IF ML FU. Analyzed the data: JA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RT. Wrote the paper: JA ML FU RT IF.