Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Thrasyvoulos Karydis, Samuel Langer, Simmie L. Foster, & Andreas Mershin. Identification of post-meditation perceptual states usingwearable EEG and Self-Calibrating Protocols. In PETRA’18: The 11th Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive EnvironmentsConference, June 26–29, 2018, Corfu, Greece. ACM, New York, NY, USA, https://doi.org/10.1145/3197768.3201544 (2018) 

Tourlomousis, F., Jia, C., Karydis, T. Mershin, A. Wang, H. Kalhyon, D. M., Chang, R.  Machine learning metrology ofcell confinement in melt electrowritten three-dimensional biomaterial substrates. Nature Microsyst Nanoeng 5, 15 March 25 2019 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41378-019-0055-4F. Covered by The Economist May 16 2019 

Sivan Kaminski, Dvir Schirman, {…} Kate Adamala, Simmie Foster, Shannon Johnson, Andreas Mershin,Orna Dahan & Yitzhak Pilpel. Evolthon:a community endeavor to evolve lab evolution PLoS Biology March 29 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000182   

McCaul, Gerard, Bondar, Denys, & Mershin, Andreas. Diffusion fails to make a stink. Physics of Fluids (Featured Paper) 33 031801 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0044064)(03/12/2021)  

Guest Claire, Harris Rob, Sfanos Karen S, Shrestha E, PartinAlan W, Trock Bruce, Mangold Leslie, Bader Rebecca, Kozak Adam, McLean Scott,Simons Jonathan, Soule Howard, Johnson Thomas, Wen-Yee Lee, Qin Gao, SophieAziz, Stathatou Patritsia, Thaler Stephen L, Foster Simmie L & Mershin Andreas.
Feasibility of integrating canine olfaction with chemical and microbial profiling of urine to detect lethal prostate cancer.PLoS ONE 16(2): e0245530 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245530 MIT coverage: https://news.mit.edu/2021/disease-detection-device-dogs-0217 (02/17/2021)Scientific American (03/04/2021)

James F Pelletier ,  LijieSun   Kim S Wise   Nacyra Assad-Garcia   BogumilJ Karas   Thomas J Deerinck  Mark H Ellisman   Andreas Mershin   Neil Gershenfeld  Ray-Yuan Chuang   John I Glass  Elizabeth A Strychalski. Genetic requirements for cell division in a genomically minimal cell. Cell 184(9):2430-2440.e16.  PMID: 33784496 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.008 (04/29/2021)

Patritsia M. Stathatou, Christos E.Athanasiou, Marios Tsezos, John W. Goss, L. Camron Blackburn, Filippos Tourlomousis, Andreas Mershin, Brian W. Sheldon, Nitin P. Padture, Eric M. Darling, Huajian Gao & Neil Gershenfeld. Leadremoval at trace concentrations from water by inactive yeast cells COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT Vol.3, Article number: 132 (2022) DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00463-0 Covered by MIT News and Forbes  (Published 06/13/2022) 

G. Ho, V. Kubušová,C. Irabien, V. Li, A. Weinstein, Sh. Chawla, D. Yeung, A. Mershin, K.Zolotovsky, L. Mogas-Soldevila. Multiscale Design of Cell-Free Biologically Active Architectural Structures FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 28 March 2023 Sec.Biomaterials Volume 11 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1125156

T. Karydis, F. Aguiar, S. L. Foster, and A. Mershin. Self-Calibrating Protocols as diagnostic aids for personal medicine, neurological conditions and pain assessment. PETRAe Conf. Proc., ISBN: 978-1-4503-4337-4 doi:10.1145/2910674.29358522016 Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Article No. 61 (2016)

T. Karydis, F. Aguiar, S. L. Foster, and A. Mershin. Performance characterization of self-calibrating protocols for wearable EEG applications. PETRAe Conf. Proc., ISBN: 978-1-4503-3452-5 doi:10.1145/2769493.2769533 Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Article No. 38 (2015)

Mershin, A., Matsumoto, K., Kaiser, L., Yu, D., Vaughn, M., Bruce, D., Graetzel, M., & Zhang, S. Self-assembled photosystem-I biophotovoltaics on nanostructured TiO2 and ZnO.  Nature Scientific Reports, 2,  doi:10.1038/srep00234 (Feb  2 2012)

Franco, MI., Turin, L., Mershin, A., Skoulakis E.M.C., Reply to Hettinger: Olfaction is a physical and a chemical sense in Drosophila PNAS August 2, Vol. 108 no. 31 (2011)

Franco, MI., Turin, L., Mershin, A., Skoulakis E.M.C., Molecular vibration sensing component in Drosophila melanogaster olfaction.  PNAS March 1, vol. 108 no. 9 3797-3802 (2011) Highlighted on date of online pub (02/14/2011) by both NATURE Flies Sniff Out Heavy Hydrogen and SCIENCE: Do Vibrating Molecules Give Us Our Sense of Smell?

Love, C., Zhang, S., Mershin, A.  Source of Sustained Voltage Difference between the Xylem of a Potted Ficus benjamina Tree and Its Soil. PLoS ONE 3(8): e2963 (2008)

H. Sanabria, J.H. Miller, A. Mershin, R.F. Luduena, A.A. Kolomenski, H.A. Schuessler & D.V. Nanopoulos. Dielectric spectroscopy of αβ-tubulin heterodimer BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL 90:4644-4650 (2006)

D. Toback, A. Mershin & I. Novikova Integrating web-based teaching tools into large university physics courses THE PHYSICS TEACHER, 43, 594-597 (2005)

V. Lioubimov, A.A. Kolomenski, A. Mershin, D.V. Nanopoulos, & H.A. Schuessler. The effect of varying electric potential on surface plasmon resonance sensing APPLIED OPTICS June 10, 43, No 17 (2004)

A. Mershin, A.A. Kolomenski, H.A. Schuessler & D.V. Nanopoulos. Tubulin dipole moment, dielectric constant and quantum properties: computer simulations, experimental results and suggestions. BIOSYSTEMS, 77:73-85  (2004)

A. Mershin, E. Pavlopoulos, O. Fitch, B.C. Braden, D.V. Nanopoulos & E.M.C. Skoulakis. Learning and memory deficits upon TAU accumulation in Drosophila mushroom body neurons. LEARNING & MEMORY,  May-June; 11(2):277-287 (2004)

A. Mershin, H.A. Schuessler, A.A. Kolomenski & D.V. Nanopoulos. Surface plasmon resonance study of the actin-myosin sarcomere complex and tubulin dimer, J. MODERN OPTICS, 50 No. 15-17, 2381-2391 (2003)

N.E. Mavromatos, A. Mershin & D.V. Nanopoulos. QED-Cavity model of microtubules implies dissipationless energy transfer and biological quantum teleportation INT. J. MODERN PHYSICS B, 16, No. 24 3623-3642 (2002)

A. Mershin, D.V. Nanopoulos & E.M.C. Skoulakis. Quantum Brain?  PROC. ACAD. ATHENS, 74 A (1999)

Book Chapters

Mershin A., & Nanopoulos D.V., Memory depends on the cytoskeleton but is it quantum? Chapter 7 of QUANTUM ASPECTS OF LIFE ed. Davies, P. Imperial College Press ISBN: 978-1-84816-253-2 (2008)

Renugopalkrishnan, V., Kannan, A.M., Srinivasan S., Thavasi, V., Ramakrishna, S., Li, P., Mershin, A., Filipek, S., Kumar, A., Dutta, J., Jaya, A., Munukutta, L., Velumani, S. and Audette, G.F. Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion Applications pp 1-24 in NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS; ed. Nalwa H.S., ISBN: 1-58883- 120-5 (2008)

A. Mershin, H. Sanabria, J.H. Miller, D. Nawarathna, E.M.C. Skoulakis, N.E. Mavromatos, A.A. Kolomenski, H.A. Schuessler, R.F. Luduena & D.V. Nanopoulos Towards experimental tests of quantum effects in cytoskeletal proteins THE EMERGING PHYSICS OF CONSCIOUSNESS Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, ISBN-13-9783540238904 Chapter 4: 95-170 (2006)

Invited Publications

Mershin A., We Need a Nobel prize for Kids. Op. Ed. NEW SCIENTIST April 29th (2008)

A. Mershin, B. Cook, L. Kaiser & S. Zhang. A classic assembly of nanobiomaterials NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY, 23 No. 11: 9-10  (2005)

D. Toback, A. Mershin & I. Novikova New Pedagogy for Using Internet-Based Teaching Tools in Physics Courses, e-print   http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/physics/0408034 (2004)

Patents

Mershin A, Cook BL, Zhang S. inventors,   Bio-sensitized solar cells (BSSC).  US 8796544. Publication date August 05 2014, Priority date Dec 14 2005 Mershin A, Zhang S, Prakash M, Kong D, Maguire Y., inventors Bio-sensing nanodevice. US  20090156427. June 18 2009 Mershin Andreas, Wassie Asmamaw, Maguire Yael, Kong Dave, Zhang  Shuguang, Moran Patrick, Corin Karolina inventors,  "Methods and Apparatus for Artificial Olfaction. US 13/966,169. August 13 2013  Mershin A, Cook B.L., Kaiser L, Bikker J.F., Miura Y. inventors  "Multiplexed olfactory receptor-based microsurface plasmon polariton  detector" US  8748111. June 10 2014 Mershin A. Leffell A. "Methods and Apparatus for Microfluidic  Perfusion". US 62164072. US9610578 B2 US 15/158,644  April 4, 2017 Filed: May 19, 2016 Priority date May 20 2015  Mershin, Andreas, Pelletier, James, Gershenfeld, Neil,  Glass, John, Strychalski, Elizabeth. Methods and  Apparatus for Transplantation of Nucleic Acid Molecules United States Utility Patent Application 20150037890 Application Number 14/449106 Publication  Date: Feb 05 2015  Mershin, Andreas, Karydis, Thrasyvoulos "Methods, Systems, and Apparatus For Self-Calibrating EEG Neurofeedback" United States Patent Application 20160235324 Utility Application Number:  15/043909 Publication Date: 08/18/2016, Filing Date: 02/15/2016  Mershin, Andreas "Methods  and Apparatus for Temporal Stereoscopy" US Provisional Application No.  62/581,508 Filed November 3, 2017 (abandoned) Mershin, Andreas & Adamala, Katarzyna "Methods and Apparatus for Synthetic Cell  (Synell) Creation, Evolution, and Digital Transmission" MIT  Ref. No. 19194X Ser. No. 62/429,787   US Utility Application  Number 15/831,379 Filed Dec. 5 2017 Mershin, Andreas & Johnson, Shannon: "Methods for  Directed Exaptation" Pub  . No . : US 2019 / 0119667 A1 Pub . Date : Apr . 25 , 2019 (abandoned) Lai, David (GSK)  & Tourlomousis, Filippos, Gershenfeld, Neil & Mershin, Andreas "Methods  and Apparatus for Variable Emulsification" US Pub. US  2019 / 0184351 A1 Pub . Date : Jun . 20 , 2019-joint assignees  GSK-MIT, Andreas Mershin, Vincent Noireaux, James F Pelletier, Neil  A GershenfeldMethods  and Apparatus for Cell-Free Microfluidic-Assisted Biosynthesis”  US  2019 / 0225949 A1  Pub. Date : Jul . 25 , 2019 “Methods for  Mycotecture” by Andreas Mershin,  Patritsia Stathatou, Chris Maurer, Carolyn Kirksmith disclosed Nov 12 2020  MIT TLO Case #22929 EFS ID 41652482, App#63137608 -joint assignees SBG-MIT https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/c6/5b/cf/8b7fedb266c0e2/US20220217923A1.pdfFiled: Jan .14 2021 “Materials and Methods for Biosorption of  Micropollutants from Aqueous Solutions” MIT Ref. No. 23309X Ser. No. 17/941,016by Stathatou, Patritsia, Tourlomousis, Filippos, Athanasiou,  Christos, Mershin, Andreas, Gershenfeld, Neil. Docket No. 056754/1200Filed: 9/8/2022 to convert to utility U.S. Prov. Pat. App.  63/241,968  “Methods and apparatus for electro-meridian  diagnostics” I. Nemeh, T. Quinn, D. Nemeh, W Nemeh & A.Mershin US 11517215 B2 https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/30/86/58/ba79a22922f1c6/US11517215B2.pdfFiled: Dec. 6 2022 “Methods and apparatus for adaptive, integrated mycotecture for rapid  deployment and scaleup" Andreas Mershin,  Carolyn Kirksmith, Yang Gao, Chris Maurer MIT Case No. 24500X,  provisional USPTO Case number 63/479,452 -joint assignees SBG-MIT.Filed: Jan. 11 2023

 As of May 2023 there are 13  Patents active with the MIT Tech Licensing Office  

Mershin, Andreas & Adamala, Katarzyna inventors MIT Ref. No. 19194X Ser. No. 62/429,787 "Methods and Apparatus for Synthetic Cell (synell) Creation, Evolution, and Digital Transmission" Provisional USPTO Filed: 12/3/2016 Docket No. 056754/1070PROV

Mershin, Andreas, inventor "Methods and apparatus for shifted-wavelength photosynthetic energy harvesting and biomass production". United States Utility Patent EFS ID 28882766 Utility Application Number: 15483572 Filing Date: April 10 2017, Publication Date Oct 19 2017

Mershin, Andreas, Karydis, Thrasyvoulos, inventors "Methods, Systems, and Apparatus For Self-Calibrating EEG Neurofeedback" United States Patent Application 20160235324 Utility Application Number: 15/043909 Publication Date: 08/18/2016, Filing Date: 02/15/2016

Mershin, Andreas, Pelletier, James, Gershenfeld, Neil, Glass, John, Strychalski, Elizabeth, inventors. Methods and Apparatus for Transplantation of Nucleic Acid Molecules United States Utility Patent Application 20150037890 Application Number 14/449106 Publication Date: Feb 05 2015

Mershin, A., Noireaux V, Pelletier JF, Gershenfeld NA., inventors. "Methods and Apparatus for Cell-Free Microfluidic- Assisted Biosynthesis". US Utility 14/735,132. 2015 June 09 2015

Mershin A. Leffell A. inventors "Methods and Apparatus for Microfluidic Perfusion". US 62164072. US9610578 B2 Grant US 15/158,644 April 4, 2017 Filing date May 19, 2016 Priority date May 20 2015

Mershin A, Cook B.L., Kaiser L, Bikker J.F., Miura Y. inventors "Multiplexed olfactory receptor-based microsurface plasmon polariton detector". US 8748111. June 10 2014

Mershin Andreas, Wassie Asmamaw, Maguire Yael, Kong Dave, Zhang Shuguang, Moran Patrick, Corin Karolina inventors, "Methods and Apparatus for Artificial Olfaction". US 13/966,169. August 13 2013

Mershin A, Zhang S, Prakash M, Kong D, Maguire Y., inventors Bio-sensing nanodevice. US 20090156427. June 18 2009

Mershin A, Cook BL, Zhang S. inventors,  Bio-sensitized solar cells (BSSC). US 8796544. Publication date August 05 2014, Priority date Dec 14 2005

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