Dartmouth College (Independent Career):
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, ASAP.
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.
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.
Before Dartmouth College (labs of George M. Whitesides at Harvard and Timothy M. Swager at MIT)
Peer Reviewed Publications
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
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.
