Dartmouth College (Independent Career):
* denotes corresponding author
38. Benedetto, G.; Mirica, K. A.* "Conductive Framework Materials for Chemiresistive Detection and Differentiation of Toxic Gases" Acc. Chem. Res. 2024, 57, 2775–2789.
37. Meng, Z.;* Stolz, R. M.; De Moraes, L. S.; Jones, C. G.; Eagleton, A. M.; Nelson, H. M.;* Mirica, K. A.* "Gas-Induced Electrical and Magnetic Modulation of Two-Dimensional Conductive Metal−Organic Framework" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202404290.
36. Herrald, A. L.; Ambrogi, E. K.; Mirica, K. A.* “Electrochemical Detection of Gasotransmitters: Status and Roadmap” ACS Sens. 2024, 9, 1682–1705.
35. Ciesielski, A.*; Hendon*, C. H.; Mirica, K. A.* “Fundamentals and applications of functional framework materials: a themed collection” J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 6008−6010.
34. Mirica, K. A.* “Unlocking the Potential of Wearable Sensors in Healthcare and Beyond” ACS Sens. 2024, 9, 533–534.
33. Damacet, P.; Yarbrough, H. J.; Blelloch, N. D.; Noh, H.-J.; Mirica, K. A.* “Functional design of stimuli-responsive poly(phthalaldehyde)-based adhesives: depolymerization kinetics and mechanical strength management through plasticizer addition” Polym. Chem., 2024, 15, 1112−1122.
32. Thiele, G.*; Mirica, K. A.; Lau, K. C.; Habig, S. “AR, VR, and the Metaverse in Teaching: An Advocacy for Precise Differentiation” J. Chem. Educ. 2023, 100, 4177−4180.
31. Eagleton, A. M.; Ambrogi, E. K.; Miller, S. A.; Vereshchuk, N.; Mirica, K. A.* “Fiber Integrated Metal–Organic Frameworks as Functional Components in Smart Textiles” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e2023090.
30. Benedetto, G.; Cleary, B. M.; Morrell, C. T.; Durbin, C. G.; Brinks, A. L.; Tietjen, J.; Mirica, K. A.* “CD-MOF-1 for CO2 Uptake: Remote and Hybrid Green Chemistry Synthesis of a Framework Material with Environmentally Conscious Applications” J. Chem. Ed. 2023 100, 1289–1295.
29. McCorry, M. C.*; Reardon, K. F.; Black, M.; Williams, C.; Babakhanova, G.; Halpern, J. M.; Sarkar, S.; Swami, N. S.; Mirica, K. A.; Boermeester, S. "Sensor Technologies for Quality Control in Engineered Tissue Manufacturing" Biofabrication 2023, 15, 012001.
28. Eagleton, A. M.; Ko, M.; Stolz, R. M.; Vereshchuk, N.; Meng, Z.; Mendecki, L.; Levenson, A. M.; Huang, C.; MacVeagh, K. C.; Mahdavi-Shakib, A.; Mahle, J. J.; Peterson, G. W.; Frederick, B. G.; Mirica, K. A.* “Fabrication of Multifunctional Electronic Textiles Using Oxidative Restructuring of Copper into a Cu-based Metal–Organic Framework” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 23297–23312.
27. Mirica, K. A.* “Materials Matter: Advancing Sensor Science through Innovation in Materials Chemistry” ACS Sens. 2022, 7, 3580–3581.
26. Stolz, R. M.; Kolln, A. F.; Rocha, B. C.; Brinks, A.; Eagleton, A. M.; Mendecki, L.; Vashisth, H.; Mirica, K. A.* “Epitaxial Self-Assembly of Interfaces of 2D Metal−Organic Frameworks for Electroanalytical Detection of Neurotransmitters” ACS Nano 2022, 16, 13869–13883.
25. Aykanat, A.; Meng, Z.; Stolz, R. M.; Morrell, C. T.; Mirica, K. A.* “Bimetallic Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Chemiresistive Detection of Carbon Monoxide” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202113665.
24. Meng, Z.; Jones, C. G.; Farid, S. Khan, I. U.; Nelson, H. M.* Mirica, K. A.* “Unraveling the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Two-Dimensional Conductive Metal−Organic Framework with Atomic Precision” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202113569.
23. Aykanat, A.; Jones, C. G.; Cline, E.; Stolz, R. M.; Meng, Z.; Nelson, H. M.*; Mirica, K. A.* “Conductive Stimuli-Responsive Coordination Network Linked with Bismuth for Chemiresistive Gas Sensing” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 60306–60318.
22. Meng, Z.; Mirica K. A.* “Covalent Organic Frameworks as Multifunctional Materials for Chemical Detection” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 13498-13558.
21. Blelloch, N. D.; Yarbrough, H. J.; Mirica, K. A.* “Stimuli-Responsive Temporary Adhesives: Enabling Debonding On-Demand Through Strategic Molecular Design” Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 15183-15205.
20. Blelloch, N. D.; Mitchell, H. T.; Greenburg, L. C.; Van Citters, D. W.; Mirica, K. A.* “Photochemical Control of the Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Crystalline Molecular Solids” Cryst. Growth Des. 2021, 21, 6143–6154.
19. Meng, Z., Mirica, K. A.* “Two-Dimensional d-π Conjugated Metal−Organic Framework Based on Hexahydroxytrinaphthylene” Nano Research 2021, 14, 369–375.
18. Meng, Z.; Luo, J.; Li, W.*; Mirica, K. A.* “Hierarchical Tuning of the Performance of Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Using Conductive Two-Dimensional Metallophthalocyanine Based Metal−Organic Frameworks” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 21656–21669.
17. Blelloch, N. D.; Mitchell, H. T.; Tymm, C. C.; Van Citters, D. W.; Mirica, K. A.* “Crystal Engineering of Molecular Solids as Temporary Adhesives” Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 9882–9896. Featured in: [Dartmouth Media Site] [AAAS EurekAlert!] [ScienceDaily] [ChemistryViews]
16. Stolz, R. M.; Mahdavi-Shakib, A.; Frederick, B. G.*; Mirica, K. A.* "Host–Guest Interactions and Redox Activity in Layered Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks" Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 7639–7652.
15. Aykanat, A.; Meng, Z.; Benedetto, G.; Mirica, K. A.* “Molecular Engineering of Multifunctional Metallophthalocyanine-Containing Framework Materials” Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 5372–5409 .
14. Ko, M.; Mendecki, L.; Eagleton, A.; Durbin, C. G.; Stolz, R. M.; Meng. Z.; Mirica, K. A.* “Employing Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks for Voltammetric Detection of Neurochemicals” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11717–11733.
13. Kesseli, F. P.; Lauer, C. S; Baker, I. Mirica, K. A.; Van Citters, D. W.* “Identification of a Calcium Phosphoserine Coordination Network in an Adhesive Organo-Apatitic Bone Cement System” Acta Biomaterialia 2020, 105, 280–289.
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12. Meng, Z.; Stolz, R. M.; Mirica, K. A.* “Two-Dimensional Chemiresistive Covalent Organic Framework with High Intrinsic Conductivity” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11929–11937.
11. Meng, Z.; Aykanat, A.; Mirica, K. A.* “Welding Metallophthalocyanines into Bimetallic Molecular Meshes for Ultra-Sensitive, Low-Power Chemiresistive Detection of Gases” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2046–2053 .
10. Meng, Z.; Aykanat, A.; Mirica, K. A.* “Proton Conduction in 2D Aza-Fused Covalent Organic Frameworks” Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 819–825.
9. Meng, Z.; Stolz, R. M.; Mendecki, L.; Mirica, K. A.* “Electrically-Transduced Chemical Sensors Based on Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials” Chem. Rev. 2019, 119, 478–598.
8. Ko, M.; Mendecki, L.; Mirica, K. A.* "Conductive Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Frameworks as Multifunctional Materials" Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 7873–7891.
7. Mendecki, L; Mirica, K. A.* "Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks as Ion-to-Electron Transducers in Potentiometric Sensors" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 19248–19257.
6. Mendecki, L.; Ko, M.; Zhang, X.; Meng, Z.; Mirica, K. A.* "Porous Scaffolds for Electrochemically Controlled Reversible Capture and Release of Ethylene" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 17229–17232.
5. Smith, M. K.; Mirica, K. A.* "Self-Organized Frameworks on Textiles (SOFT): Conductive Fabrics for Simultaneous Sensing, Capture, and Filtration of Gases" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16759–16767. Featured in: [Phys.org] [ScienceDaily] [AAAS EurekaAlert] [Dartmouth College News Office] [The Dartmouth]
4. Ko, M.; Aykanat, A.; Smith, M. K.; Mirica, K. A.* "Drawing Sensors with Ball-Milled Blends of Metal-Organic Frameworks
with Graphite" Sensors 2017, 17, 2192. (invited paper for a special issue Chemiresistive Sensors: Status and the Future co-edited with Prof. Timothy M. Swager)
with Graphite" Sensors 2017, 17, 2192. (invited paper for a special issue Chemiresistive Sensors: Status and the Future co-edited with Prof. Timothy M. Swager)
3. Smith, M. K.; Martin-Peralta, D. G.; Pivak, P. A.; Mirica, K. A.* "Fabrication of Solid-State Gas Sensors by Drawing: An Undergraduate and High School Introduction to Functional Nanomaterials and Chemical Detection" J. Chem. Ed. 2017, 94, 1933–1938.
2. Mitchell, H. T.; Smith, M. K.; Blelloch, N. D.; Van Citters, D. W.; Mirica, K. A.* "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Sublimable Adhesives" Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 2788–2793. Featured in: [The School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth]
1. Smith, M. K.; Jensen, K. E.; Pivak, P. A.; Mirica, K. A.* "Direct Self-Assembly of Conductive Nanorods of Metal-Organic Frameworks into Chemiresistive Devices on Shrinkable Polymer Films" Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 5264–5268. Featured in: [Dartmouth News Office] [The Dartmouth]
Before Dartmouth College (labs of George M. Whitesides at Harvard and Timothy M. Swager at MIT)
Peer Reviewed Publications
24. Ge, S.; Nemiroski, A.; Mirica, K. A.; Mace, C. R.; Hennek, J. W.; Kumar, A. A.; Whitesides, G. M.* “Magnetic Levitation in Chemistry, Materials Science, and Biochemistry” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 17810–17855.
23. Fennell, J. F. Jr.; Liu, S. F.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Weis, J. G.; Rochat, S.; Mirica, K. A.; Ravnsbæk, J. B.; Swager, T. M., "Nanowire Chemical/Biological Sensors: Status and a Roadmap for the Future" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1266–1281.
22. Weis, J. G.; Ravnsbæk, J. B.; Mirica, K. A.; Swager, T. M., "Employing Halogen Bonding Interactions in Chemiresistive Gas Sensors" ACS Sens. 2016, 1, 115–119.
21. Azzarelli, J. M.; Mirica, K. A.; Ravnsbæk, J. B.; Swager, T. M., “Wireless Gas Detection with a Smartphone via RF Communication” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2014, 111, 18162–18166. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [MIT News Video] [MIT Front Page] [MIT Technology Review] [C&EN News] [Materials 360 Online] [Android Community] [NFC World] [Scientific American]
20. Frazier, K.; Mirica, K. A.; Walish, J. J.; Swager, T. M., “Fully-Drawn Carbon-Based Chemical Sensors on Organic and Inorganic Surfaces” Lab Chip 2014, 14, 4059–4066. [PDF] [SI]
19. Mirica, K. A.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Weis, J. G.; Schnorr, J. M.; Swager, T. M., “Rapid Prototyping of Carbon-Based Chemiresistive Gas Sensors on Paper” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2013, 110, E3265–E3270. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [C&EN News] [Chemistry World]
18. Mirica, K. A.; Weis, J. G.; Schnorr, J. M.; Esser, B.; Swager, T. M., “Mechanical Drawing of Gas Sensors on Paper” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 10740–10745. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [MIT News Video] [MIT Front Page] [MIT Technology Review] [Nature] [Chemistry World] [Yahoo News] [NBC News] [Wired]
17. Atkinson, M. B. J.; Bwambok, D. K.; Chen, J.; Chopade, P.; Thuo, M. M.; Mace, C. R.; Mirica, K. A.; Kumar, A. A.; Morin, S.; Lessing, J.; Shapiro, N. D.; Myerson, A.; Whitesides, G. M., “Using Magnetic Levitation to Separate Mixtures of Crystal Polymorphs” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10208–10211. [PDF] [SI]
16. Bwambok, D. K.; Thuo, M. M.; Atkinson, M. B. J.; Mirica, K. A.; Shapiro, N. D.; Whitesides, G. M., “Paramagnetic Ionic Liquids for Density-Based Measurements Using Magnetic Levitation” Anal. Chem. 2013, 85, 8442–8447. [PDF] [SI]
15. Lockett, M.R.; Mirica, K. A.; Mace, C. R.; Blackledge, R.; Whitesides, G. M. “Analyzing Forensic Evidence Based on Density with Magnetic Levitation” J. Forensic Sci. 2013, 58, 40–45. [Link]
14. Shapiro, N. D.; Soh, S.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M. “Magnetic Levitation as a Platform for Competitive Protein-Ligand Binding Assays” Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 6166–6172. [PDF] [SI]
13. Shapiro, N.D.; Mirica, K. A.; Soh, S.; Phillips, S. T.; Taran, O.; Mace, C. R.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; Whitesides, G. M. “Measuring Binding of Protein to Gel-Bound Ligands Using Magnetic Levitation” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5637–5646. [PDF] [SI] [Featured in C&EN News]
12. Vella, S. J.; Beattie, P.; Cademartiri, R.; Laromaine, A.; Martinez, A. W.; Phillips, S. T.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M. “Measuring Markers of Liver Function Using a Micropatterned Paper Device Designed for Blood from a Fingerstick” Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 2883–2891. [PDF] [SI] [Featured in C&EN News]
11. Mirica, K. A.; Lockett, M.R.; Snyder, P. W.; Shapiro, N. D.; Mack, E. T.; Nam, S.; Whitesides, G. M. “Selective Precipitation and Purification of Monovalent Proteins Using Oligovalent Ligands and Ammonium Sulfate” Bioconjugate Chem. 2012, 23, 293–299. [PDF] [SI]
10. Mecinović, J.; Snyder, P. W.; Mirica, K. A.; Bai, S.; Mack, E. T.; Kwant, R. L.; Moustakas, D. T.; Heroux, A.; Whitesides, G. M. “Fluoroalkyl and Alkyl Chains Have Similar Hydrophobicities in Binding to the ‘Hydrophobic Wall’ of Carbonic Anhydrase” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14017–14026. [PDF] [SI]
9. Ilievski, F.; Mirica, K. A.; Ellerbee, A. K.; Whitesides, G. M., “Templated Self-Assembly in Three Dimensions Using Magnetic Levitation” Soft Matter 2011, 7, 9113–9118. [PDF] [SI]
8. Mirica, K. A.; Ilievski, F.; Ellerbee, A. K.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; Whitesides, G. M., “Using Magnetic Levitation for Three Dimensional Self-Assembly”, Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 4134–4140. [PDF] [SI][Inside Cover Feature]
7. Lee, A.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M., “The Influence of Fluorocarbon and Hydrocarbon Acyl Groups at the Surface of Bovine Carbonic Anhydrase II on the Kinetics of Denaturation by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate” J. Phys. Chem. B. 2011, 115, 1199–1210. [PDF] [SI]
6. Cheng, C.-M.; Martinez, A. W.; Gong, J.; Mace, C. R.; Phillips, S. T.; Carrilho, E.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M., “Paper-Based ELISA” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 4771–4774. [PDF] [SI]
5. Reches, M.; Mirica, K. A.; Dasgupta, R.; Dickey, M. D.; Whitesides, G. M., “Thread as a Matrix for Biomedical Assays” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2010, 2, 1722–1728. [PDF] [SI]
4. Mirica, K. A.; Phillips, S. T.; Mace, C. R.; Whitesides, G. M., “Magnetic Levitation in Analysis of Foods and Water” J. Agric. Food Chem. 2010, 58, 6565–6569. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [C&EN News] [National Public Radio] [The Economist]
3. Ellerbee, A. K.; Phillips, S. T.; Siegel, A.; Mirica, K. A.; Martinez, A. W.; Striehl, P.; Jain, N.; Prentiss, M.; and Whitesides, G. M., “Quantifying Colorimetric Assays in Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices by Measuring Transmittance Through Paper” Anal. Chem. 2009, 81, 8447–8452. [PDF] [SI]
2. Mirica, K. A.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; Phillips, S. T.; Gupta, M., and Whitesides, G. M., “Measuring Densities of Solids and Liquids Using Magnetic Levitation: Fundamentals” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 10049–10058. [PDF] [SI]
1. Mirica, K. A.; Phillips, S. T.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; and Whitesides, G. M., “Using Magnetic Levitation to Distinguish Atomic-Level Differences in Chemical Composition of Polymers, and to Monitor Chemical Reactions on Solid Supports” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 17678–17680. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [Nature] [Nature Chemistry]
Book Chapters
2. Belanger, A. P.; Mirica, K. A.; Mack, J.; Scott, L. T. “Hemispherical Geodesic Polyarenes: Attractive Templates for the Chemical Synthesis of Uniform Diameter Armchair Nanotubes”, Chapter in Fragments of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes: Designed Synthesis, Unusual Reactions, and Coordination Chemistry, Petrukhina, M. A. and Scott, L. T. Eds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011.
1. Whitesides, G. M.; Snyder, P. W.; Moustakas, D. T.; Mirica, K. A. “Designing Ligands To Bind Tightly to Proteins”, Chapter 9, Physical Biology: From Atoms to Medicine, Zewail A. H., Ed. Imperial College Press, 2008.
Contributed Articles
12. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Luminescent Bora-Cyclophanes” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 266.
11. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Highly Refractive Transparent Polymers by Design” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 274.
10. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “First Synthesis of Poly(diaminosulfide)s” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 384.
9. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Iron Catalysts Promote Efficient Regioselective Hydrosilylation of Alkenes” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 391.
8. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Direct C-H Arylation” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 499.
7. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Tunable Catalysts for Polymerizations under Visible Lights” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 505.
6. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “First Synthesis of Polysulfenamides” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 611.
5. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Controlled Chain-Growth Polymerization” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 617.
4. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Ion-Triggered Molecular Springs” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 734.
3. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Fluorescent Conjugated Polymers Based on 2,2’-Biimidazole” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 737.
2. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Stable Boron-Boron Triple Bond” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 848.
1. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Synthesis of New Types of Subporphyrins” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 854.
Peer Reviewed Publications
24. Ge, S.; Nemiroski, A.; Mirica, K. A.; Mace, C. R.; Hennek, J. W.; Kumar, A. A.; Whitesides, G. M.* “Magnetic Levitation in Chemistry, Materials Science, and Biochemistry” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 17810–17855.
23. Fennell, J. F. Jr.; Liu, S. F.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Weis, J. G.; Rochat, S.; Mirica, K. A.; Ravnsbæk, J. B.; Swager, T. M., "Nanowire Chemical/Biological Sensors: Status and a Roadmap for the Future" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1266–1281.
22. Weis, J. G.; Ravnsbæk, J. B.; Mirica, K. A.; Swager, T. M., "Employing Halogen Bonding Interactions in Chemiresistive Gas Sensors" ACS Sens. 2016, 1, 115–119.
21. Azzarelli, J. M.; Mirica, K. A.; Ravnsbæk, J. B.; Swager, T. M., “Wireless Gas Detection with a Smartphone via RF Communication” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2014, 111, 18162–18166. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [MIT News Video] [MIT Front Page] [MIT Technology Review] [C&EN News] [Materials 360 Online] [Android Community] [NFC World] [Scientific American]
20. Frazier, K.; Mirica, K. A.; Walish, J. J.; Swager, T. M., “Fully-Drawn Carbon-Based Chemical Sensors on Organic and Inorganic Surfaces” Lab Chip 2014, 14, 4059–4066. [PDF] [SI]
19. Mirica, K. A.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Weis, J. G.; Schnorr, J. M.; Swager, T. M., “Rapid Prototyping of Carbon-Based Chemiresistive Gas Sensors on Paper” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 2013, 110, E3265–E3270. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [C&EN News] [Chemistry World]
18. Mirica, K. A.; Weis, J. G.; Schnorr, J. M.; Esser, B.; Swager, T. M., “Mechanical Drawing of Gas Sensors on Paper” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 10740–10745. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [MIT News Video] [MIT Front Page] [MIT Technology Review] [Nature] [Chemistry World] [Yahoo News] [NBC News] [Wired]
17. Atkinson, M. B. J.; Bwambok, D. K.; Chen, J.; Chopade, P.; Thuo, M. M.; Mace, C. R.; Mirica, K. A.; Kumar, A. A.; Morin, S.; Lessing, J.; Shapiro, N. D.; Myerson, A.; Whitesides, G. M., “Using Magnetic Levitation to Separate Mixtures of Crystal Polymorphs” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10208–10211. [PDF] [SI]
16. Bwambok, D. K.; Thuo, M. M.; Atkinson, M. B. J.; Mirica, K. A.; Shapiro, N. D.; Whitesides, G. M., “Paramagnetic Ionic Liquids for Density-Based Measurements Using Magnetic Levitation” Anal. Chem. 2013, 85, 8442–8447. [PDF] [SI]
15. Lockett, M.R.; Mirica, K. A.; Mace, C. R.; Blackledge, R.; Whitesides, G. M. “Analyzing Forensic Evidence Based on Density with Magnetic Levitation” J. Forensic Sci. 2013, 58, 40–45. [Link]
14. Shapiro, N. D.; Soh, S.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M. “Magnetic Levitation as a Platform for Competitive Protein-Ligand Binding Assays” Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 6166–6172. [PDF] [SI]
13. Shapiro, N.D.; Mirica, K. A.; Soh, S.; Phillips, S. T.; Taran, O.; Mace, C. R.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; Whitesides, G. M. “Measuring Binding of Protein to Gel-Bound Ligands Using Magnetic Levitation” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5637–5646. [PDF] [SI] [Featured in C&EN News]
12. Vella, S. J.; Beattie, P.; Cademartiri, R.; Laromaine, A.; Martinez, A. W.; Phillips, S. T.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M. “Measuring Markers of Liver Function Using a Micropatterned Paper Device Designed for Blood from a Fingerstick” Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 2883–2891. [PDF] [SI] [Featured in C&EN News]
11. Mirica, K. A.; Lockett, M.R.; Snyder, P. W.; Shapiro, N. D.; Mack, E. T.; Nam, S.; Whitesides, G. M. “Selective Precipitation and Purification of Monovalent Proteins Using Oligovalent Ligands and Ammonium Sulfate” Bioconjugate Chem. 2012, 23, 293–299. [PDF] [SI]
10. Mecinović, J.; Snyder, P. W.; Mirica, K. A.; Bai, S.; Mack, E. T.; Kwant, R. L.; Moustakas, D. T.; Heroux, A.; Whitesides, G. M. “Fluoroalkyl and Alkyl Chains Have Similar Hydrophobicities in Binding to the ‘Hydrophobic Wall’ of Carbonic Anhydrase” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14017–14026. [PDF] [SI]
9. Ilievski, F.; Mirica, K. A.; Ellerbee, A. K.; Whitesides, G. M., “Templated Self-Assembly in Three Dimensions Using Magnetic Levitation” Soft Matter 2011, 7, 9113–9118. [PDF] [SI]
8. Mirica, K. A.; Ilievski, F.; Ellerbee, A. K.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; Whitesides, G. M., “Using Magnetic Levitation for Three Dimensional Self-Assembly”, Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 4134–4140. [PDF] [SI][Inside Cover Feature]
7. Lee, A.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M., “The Influence of Fluorocarbon and Hydrocarbon Acyl Groups at the Surface of Bovine Carbonic Anhydrase II on the Kinetics of Denaturation by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate” J. Phys. Chem. B. 2011, 115, 1199–1210. [PDF] [SI]
6. Cheng, C.-M.; Martinez, A. W.; Gong, J.; Mace, C. R.; Phillips, S. T.; Carrilho, E.; Mirica, K. A.; Whitesides, G. M., “Paper-Based ELISA” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 4771–4774. [PDF] [SI]
5. Reches, M.; Mirica, K. A.; Dasgupta, R.; Dickey, M. D.; Whitesides, G. M., “Thread as a Matrix for Biomedical Assays” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2010, 2, 1722–1728. [PDF] [SI]
4. Mirica, K. A.; Phillips, S. T.; Mace, C. R.; Whitesides, G. M., “Magnetic Levitation in Analysis of Foods and Water” J. Agric. Food Chem. 2010, 58, 6565–6569. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [C&EN News] [National Public Radio] [The Economist]
3. Ellerbee, A. K.; Phillips, S. T.; Siegel, A.; Mirica, K. A.; Martinez, A. W.; Striehl, P.; Jain, N.; Prentiss, M.; and Whitesides, G. M., “Quantifying Colorimetric Assays in Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices by Measuring Transmittance Through Paper” Anal. Chem. 2009, 81, 8447–8452. [PDF] [SI]
2. Mirica, K. A.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; Phillips, S. T.; Gupta, M., and Whitesides, G. M., “Measuring Densities of Solids and Liquids Using Magnetic Levitation: Fundamentals” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 10049–10058. [PDF] [SI]
1. Mirica, K. A.; Phillips, S. T.; Shevkoplyas, S. S.; and Whitesides, G. M., “Using Magnetic Levitation to Distinguish Atomic-Level Differences in Chemical Composition of Polymers, and to Monitor Chemical Reactions on Solid Supports” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 17678–17680. [PDF] [SI] Featured in: [Nature] [Nature Chemistry]
Book Chapters
2. Belanger, A. P.; Mirica, K. A.; Mack, J.; Scott, L. T. “Hemispherical Geodesic Polyarenes: Attractive Templates for the Chemical Synthesis of Uniform Diameter Armchair Nanotubes”, Chapter in Fragments of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes: Designed Synthesis, Unusual Reactions, and Coordination Chemistry, Petrukhina, M. A. and Scott, L. T. Eds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011.
1. Whitesides, G. M.; Snyder, P. W.; Moustakas, D. T.; Mirica, K. A. “Designing Ligands To Bind Tightly to Proteins”, Chapter 9, Physical Biology: From Atoms to Medicine, Zewail A. H., Ed. Imperial College Press, 2008.
Contributed Articles
12. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Luminescent Bora-Cyclophanes” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 266.
11. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Highly Refractive Transparent Polymers by Design” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 274.
10. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “First Synthesis of Poly(diaminosulfide)s” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 384.
9. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Iron Catalysts Promote Efficient Regioselective Hydrosilylation of Alkenes” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 391.
8. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Direct C-H Arylation” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 499.
7. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Tunable Catalysts for Polymerizations under Visible Lights” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 505.
6. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “First Synthesis of Polysulfenamides” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 611.
5. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Controlled Chain-Growth Polymerization” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 617.
4. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Ion-Triggered Molecular Springs” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 734.
3. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Fluorescent Conjugated Polymers Based on 2,2’-Biimidazole” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 737.
2. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Stable Boron-Boron Triple Bond” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 848.
1. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K. A. “Synthesis of New Types of Subporphyrins” Synfacts, 2012, 8, 854.
