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Publications: DR DAVID MILLS

Fikkers L, MILLS D ( 2025 ) . The WARD 16 Manuscripts: Towards digitisation without disruption . Archival Materialities in a Digital Age , British Academy
Boyde A, MILLS D, Firth EC ( 2025 ) . Highly vascular bone induced by cantering exercise in Thoroughbred racehorse metacarpals . Anatomical Society Winter meeting . Conference: Anatomical Education & Imaging ( Preston, Lancs ) from: 06/01/2025 to: 08/01/2025 ,
Randall D, Alsam A, Kieswich J, Joseph S, Aduse-Opoku J, Swann J, Boyde A, Davis G et al. ( 2024 ) . Oral dysbiosis initiates periodontal disease in experimental kidney disease . Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation vol. 40 , ( 6 ) 1187 - 1202 .
MILLS D, Boyde A, Davis G, Kelly T, cooke M ( 2024 ) . Phossy Jaw - a new look at an old case .
Kaur M, Anderson P, Shahid S, Davis GR, Mills D, Wong FSL ( 2024 ) . Effects of silver diammine fluoride with/without potassium iodide on enamel and dentin carious lesions in primary teeth . Frontiers in Oral Health vol. 5 , Article 1465956 ,
( 2024 ) . Abstracts of the Bone Research Society Annual Meeting 2024 . JBMR Plus . vol. 8 , iii1 - iii130 .
MILLS D, Platun J, Boyde A ( 2024 ) . Collisions between developing human maxillary molars: concrescence of second and third molars . Abstract book . Conference: Facing Forward: applied craniofacial Anatomy: Evolution, Development & BioEngineering ( Liverpool ) from: 03/01/2024 to: 05/01/2024 ,
MILLS D ( 2023 ) . Doing it right - bone mineral measurements with X-ray micro-tomography .
Boyde A, MILLS D ( 2023 ) . High-pressure mercury intrusion for BSE-SEM and XMT histology . Conference booklet . Conference: British Society for Oral and Dental Research Conference ( Queen Mary University of London ) from: 06/09/2023 to: 08/09/2023 ,
Kazemigazestane N, MILLS D ( 2023 ) . Optimization of dental OCT imaging . Presented at: SPIE Biomedical Optics ,
MILLS D, Billingham N, Knight B, Garside P ( 2023 ) . Polymers and their degradation . Conservation of Books , Edition. 1 , Routledge
Boyde A, Mills D, Abba AM, Ezquiaga MC ( 2023 ) . Fleas and lesions in armadillo osteoderms . Journal of Anatomy vol. 242 , ( 6 ) 1029 - 1036 .
Billingham N, Knight B, Garside P, Mills D ( 2023 ) . Polymers and Their Degradation . Conservation of Books , Routledge
Boyde A, MILLS D, Abba AM, Ezquiaga MC ( 2022 ) . Fleas and bites in bones . Presented at: 3rd International Workshop on Insect Bio-Inspired Technologies. Royal Society of Edinburgh, United Kingdom ,
Al-Khafaji TJ, Agha B, Alhumadi A, Alhamadi WW, Mills D, Davis GR, Cresswell-Boyes AJ, Fleming PS ( 2022 ) . An assessment of mineral concentration of dental enamel neighbouring hypothetical orthodontic brackets using X-ray microtomography . Journal of Dentistry vol. 126 , Article 104306 , 104306 - 104306 .
Boyde A, MILLS D ( 2022 ) . New approach to 3D mapping of collagen orientation in skeletal tissues using Polarized Light Microscopy. PLM revisited again & again and correlation with other microscopies . Conference: 3rd International Meeting PHASE IN BRNO 2022. ( CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic ) from: 09/09/2022 to: 09/09/2022 ,
Boyde A, MILLS D ( 2022 ) . New approach to 3D mapping of collagen orientation in skeletal tissues using Polarized Light Microscopy. PLM revisited again and again and correlation with other microscopies . Conference: 3rd International Meeting PHASE IN BRNO 2022. ( CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic ) from: 09/09/2022 to: 09/09/2022 ,
MILLS D, Boyde A ( 2022 ) . Correlative X-ray microtomography and light microscopy of hard tissue sections . Conference: Anatomical Society Meeting, A lens on anatomical imaging. ( University College Dublin ) from: 04/07/2022 to: 06/07/2022 , OT-5 - OT-5 .
Boyde A, MILLS D ( 2022 ) . Slow imaging with quicksilver: high pressure mercury intrusion in dental tissues studied with BSE-SEM and XMT . Conference proceedings, Anatomical Society meeting, . ‘A lens on anatomical imaging . Conference: Anatomical Society meeting, . ‘A lens on anatomical imaging’ ( University College Dublin ) from: 04/07/2022 to: 06/07/2022 , OT-9 - OT-9 .
Salles Rosa Neto N, Englert D, McAlister WH, Mumm S, Mills D, Veis DJ, Burshell A, Boyde A et al. ( 2022 ) . Periarticular calcifications containing giant pseudo-crystals of francolite in skeletal fluorosis from 1,1-difluoroethane \huffing\ . Bone vol. 160 , Article 116421 , 116421 - 116421 .
Cresswell-Boyes AJ, Davis GR, Krishnamoorthy M, Mills D, Barber AH ( 2022 ) . Composite 3D printing of biomimetic human teeth . Scientific Reports vol. 12 , ( 1 ) Article 7830 ,
Mills D, Boyde A ( 2021 ) . Correlative light microscopy and x-ray microtomography of ground sections of mineralised tissues . Developments in X-Ray Tomography XIII . Conference: Developments in X-Ray Tomography XIII from: 01/08/2021 to: 05/08/2021 , 29 - 29 .
Felder AA, Monzem S, De Souza R, Javaheri B, Mills D, Boyde A, Doube M ( 2021 ) . The plate-to-rod transition in trabecular bone loss is elusive . Royal Society Open Science vol. 8 , ( 6 ) 201401 - 201401 .
MILLS D, Davis G ( 2021 ) . November 2016 Letterpacket XMT Scan .
Dambrogio J, Ghassaei A, Smith DS, Jackson H, Demaine ML, Davis G, Mills D, Ahrendt R et al. ( 2021 ) . Unlocking history through automated virtual unfolding of sealed documents imaged by X-ray microtomography . Nature Communications vol. 12 , ( 1 ) Article 1184 ,
( 2021 ) . Bone Research Society (BRS) and British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS) Abstracts . JBMR Plus . vol. 5 ,
Randall D, Alsam A, Kieswich J, Joseph S, Aduse-Opoku J, Davis G, Mills D, Boyde A et al. ( 2021 ) . Uremia causes dysbiosis-mediated periodontal disease .
Boyde A, Mills D ( 2021 ) . What happens when human maxillary second and third molar tooth germs collide during development? . JOURNAL OF ANATOMY . vol. 239 , 948 - 949 .
Boyde A, MILLS D, Davis G ( 2020 ) . Combined novel approaches to the microscopic study of dental implant site cores . Conference: Peri-implantitis ( Whitechapel, London E1, UK ) from: 27/02/2020 to: 27/02/2020 ,
MILLS D, Boyde A ( 2020 ) . Local fabric density in L2 vertebral body bone by high contrast resolution x-ray microtomography . Conference: Bone Research Society 2020 Online ( Online ) from: 06/07/2020 to: 08/07/2020 ,
Boyde A, MILLS D, Felder A ( 2020 ) . New quantitative method for increasing information content in polarised light imaging of bone tissue . https://boneresearchsociety.org/meeting/brs2020online/ . Conference: Bone Research Society 2020 Online (BRS 2020 Online) ( Online ) from: 06/07/2020 to: 08/07/2020 ,
Felder AA, Monzem S, De Souza R, Javaheri B, Mills D, Boyde A, Doube M ( 2020 ) . The plate-to-rod transition in trabecular bone loss is elusive .
( 2020 ) . Nanostrain sensitivity in a wire torsion experiment . Review of Scientific Instruments vol. 91 , ( 1 ) Article 013901 ,
Cresswell-Boyes AJ, MILLS D, Davis GR, Boyde A ( 2019 ) . 3D visualisation of bone quality in osteoporosis . Presented at: Microscience Microscopy Congress, Manchester ,
Boyde A, Felder A, MILLS D ( 2019 ) . New approach to increase information content in polarised light microscopy of skeletal and dental tissues .
( 2019 ) . INTERMEDIATE LICENCE MANUAL .
Sleibi A, Tappuni A, Mills D, Davis GR, Baysan A ( 2018 ) . Comparison of the Efficacy of Different Fluoride Varnishes on Dentin Remineralization During a Critical pH Exposure Using Quantitative X-Ray Microtomography . Operative Dentistry vol. 43 , ( 6 ) E308 - E316 .
Bradley M, Martin I, Roelofs A, Khosla S, Mahajan S, Heller MO, Schneider P, Bonewald L et al. ( 2018 ) . Bone Research Society Abstracts . JBMR Plus vol. 2 , ( S1 )
CRESSWELL-BOYES AJ, MILLS D, DAVIS GR, BOYDE A ( 2018 ) . L2 Bone Quality in Osteoporosis: Biomed 1 Revisited . Orthopaedic Proceedings . Conference: European Orthopaedic Research Society ( Galway, Ireland ) from: 25/09/2018 to: 28/09/2018 , vol. 100-B ,
CRESSWELL-BOYES AJ, BARBER A, Tatla A, MILLS D, DAVIS G ( 2018 ) . Evaluating 3D Printing Software Using X-Ray Microtomography . Presented at: Tomography for Scientific Advancement , Notes: publicationstatus: accepted ,
Rosin PL, Lai Y-K, Liu C, Davis GR, Mills D, Tuson G, Russell Y ( 2018 ) . Virtual Recovery of Content from X-Ray Micro-Tomography Scans of Damaged Historic Scrolls . Scientific Reports vol. 8 , ( 1 ) Article 11901 ,
CRESSWELL-BOYES AJ, BARBER A, Tatla A, MILLS D, DAVIS G ( 2018 ) . 3D Printing Artficial Teeth Using X-Ray Microtomography Techniques . Presented at: International Association for Dental Research , Notes: publicationstatus: accepted ,
BOYDE A, MILLS D ( 2018 ) . All that fractures is not bone: microscopic anatomy of vertebral bodies . Conference: Bone Research Society ( Winchester ) from: 27/06/2018 to: 29/06/2018 ,
CRESSWELL‐BOYES AJ, BARBER AH, MILLS D, TATLA A, DAVIS GR ( 2018 ) . Approaches to 3D printing teeth from X‐ray microtomography . Journal of Microscopy vol. 272 , ( 3 ) 207 - 212 .
Boyde A, Mills D, Ranganath LA, Gallagher JA ( 2018 ) . Laser ablation machined sections permit correlative studies of hdmps by X-ray microtomography, optical and scanning electron microscopy .
Gibson A, Piquette KE, Bergmann U, Christens-Barry W, Davis G, Endrizzi M, Fan S, Farsiu S et al. ( 2018 ) . An assessment of multimodal imaging of subsurface text in mummy cartonnage using surrogate papyrus phantoms . Heritage Science vol. 6 , ( 1 ) Article 7 ,
Davis GR, Mills D, Anderson P ( 2018 ) . Real-time observations of tooth demineralization in 3 dimensions using X-ray microtomography . Journal of Dentistry vol. 69 , 88 - 92 .
Davis GR, Mills D ( 2017 ) . High-contrast x-ray microtomography in dental research . Developments in X-Ray Tomography XI . Conference: Developments in X-Ray Tomography XI from: 06/08/2017 to: 10/08/2017 , 44 - 44 .
CRESSWELL-BOYES AJ, BARBER AH, Tatla A, MILLS D, DAVIS GR ( 2017 ) . Approaches to 3D Printing of Teeth from X-Ray Microtomography . Presented at: Tomography for Scientific Advancement , Notes: publicationstatus: accepted ,
BOYDE A, MILLS D ( 2017 ) . New method for quantitative polarised light microscopy of laser-ablation machined sections of bones and jointsQualitative studies of the calcified tissues in the lumbar vertebral body of the ageing human . https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12751 . Conference: Anatomists on the edge ( Galway, Ireland ) from: 27/06/2017 to: 29/06/2017 ,
Boyde A, Mills D ( 2016 ) . Age and decay in the lumbar vertebral body. Are we looking in the right place and for the right tissue? . Conference: 3rd Annual Meeting of Matrix Biology Ireland ( Galway, Ireland ) from: 16/11/2016 to: 18/11/2016 ,
Liu C, Rosin PL, Lai Y-K, Davis GR, Mills D, Norton C ( 2016 ) . Recovering Historical Film Footage by Processing Microtomographic Images . 219 - 231 .
Mills D, Mitchell A, Khine S, Davis G ( 2016 ) . High contrast XMT studies of in-situ electrochemical dissolution of broken dental tools . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 9967 , 99670D - 99670D .
Davis G, Mills D ( 2016 ) . 2D beam hardening correction for micro-CT of immersed hard tissue . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 9967 , 996707 - 996707 .
MILLS D ( 2016 ) . Micro-CT of Parchment .
Gallagher JA, Thomas N, Donnelly JL, Jeffery N, Mills D, Davis GR, Boyde A ( 2015 ) . High density mineralised protrusions from the tidemark into hyaline cartilage in human joints . Osteoarthritis and Cartilage . vol. 23 , A318 - A319 .
Davis GR, Evershed ANZ, Mills D ( 2015 ) . Characterisation of materials: Determining density using X-ray microtomography . Materials Science and Technology vol. 31 , ( 2 ) 162 - 166 .
Mills D, Davis GR, Lai Y-K, Rosin P ( 2014 ) . Apocalypto: revealing lost text with XMT . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 9212 , 921210 - 921210 .
Davis GR, Mills D ( 2014 ) . Brute force absorption contrast microtomography . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 9212 , 92120I - 92120I .
MILLS D, Curtis A, DAVIS G, Rosin P, Yu-kan L ( 2014 ) . Apocalypto Revealing the Bressingham Roll . Journal of Paper Conservation vol. 15 , ( 3 ) 14 - 19 .
Boyde A, Davis GR, Mills D, Zikmund T, Cox TM, Adams VL, Niker A, Wilson PJ et al. ( 2014 ) . On fragmenting, densely mineralised acellular protrusions into articular cartilage and their possible role in osteoarthritis . Journal of Anatomy vol. 225 , ( 4 ) 436 - 446 .
. Bone Research Society Abstracts . Bone Research Society Abstracts . Conference: Bone Research Society - Annual Meeting
Patten K, Gonzalez L, Kennedy C, Mills D, Davis G, Wess T ( 2013 ) . Is there evidence for change to collagen within parchment samples after exposure to an X-ray dose during high contrast X-ray microtomography? a multi technique investigation . Heritage Science vol. 1 , ( 1 ) Article 22 ,
Davis GR, Evershed ANZ, Mills D ( 2013 ) . Quantitative high contrast X-ray microtomography for dental research . Journal of Dentistry vol. 41 , ( 5 ) 475 - 482 .
Mills D, Samko O, Rosin P, Thomas K, Wess T, Davis GR ( 2012 ) . Apocalypto: revealing the unreadable . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 8506 , 85060A - 85060A .
Evershed ANZ, Mills D, Davis G ( 2012 ) . Multi-species beam hardening calibration device for x-ray microtomography . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 8506 , 85061N - 85061N .
Davis GR, Evershed ANZ, Mills D ( 2012 ) . Recent developments in the MuCAT microtomography facility . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 8506 , 85060E - 85060E .
Zarbakhsh A, Campana M, Mills D, Webster JRP ( 2010 ) . Structural Studies of Aliphatic Substituted Phthalocyanine-Lipid Multilayers . LANGMUIR vol. 26 , ( 19 ) 15383 - 15387 .
Davis G, Evershed A, Elliott J, Mills D ( 2010 ) . Quantitative x-ray microtomography with a conventional source . SPIE Proceedings . Conference: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 7804 , 78040I - 78040I .
Mills D, Kreouzis T, Sapelkin A, Unal B, Zyuzikov N, Kolasinski KW ( 2007 ) . Surface texturing of Si, porous Si and TiO2 by laser ablation . Applied Surface Science . vol. 253 , 6575 - 6579 .
MILLS D ( 2006 ) . Formation and characterisation of silicon meso-and nano-structures .
Kolasinski KW, Mills D, Nahidi M ( 2006 ) . Laser assisted and wet chemical etching of silicon nanostructures . Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films . vol. 24 , 1474 - 1479 .
Mills D, Kolasinski KW ( 2006 ) . Solidification driven extrusion of spikes during laser melting of silicon pillars . Nanotechnology vol. 17 , ( 11 ) 2741 - 2744 .
Mills D, Nahidi M, Kolasinski KW ( 2005 ) . Stain etching of silicon pillars and macropores . physica status solidi (a) . vol. 202 , 1422 - 1426 .
Mills D, Kolasinski KW ( 2005 ) . Non-lithographic method of forming ordered arrays of silicon pillars and macropores . Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics vol. 38 , ( 4 ) 632 - 636 .
Mills D, Kolasinski KW ( 2004 ) . Laser-etched silicon pillars and their porosification . Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films . vol. 22 , 1647 - 1651 .
Garvey J, Hillier S, Mahout G, Staley R, Watkins P, Watson A, Achenbach R, Hanke P et al. ( 2003 ) . Use of an FPGA to identify electromagnetic clusters and isolated hadrons in the ATLAS level-1 calorimeter trigger . Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment vol. 512 , ( 3 ) 506 - 516 .
Anagnostou G, Bright-Thomas P, Garvey J, Hillier S, Mahout G, Staley R, Stokes W, Talbot S et al. ( 2001 ) . One size fits all: Multiple uses of common modules in the ATLAS level-1 Calorimeter Trigger . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONICS FOR LHC EXPERIMENTS vol. 2001 , ( 5 ) 253 - 257 .
Anagnostou G, Bright-Thomas P, Garvey J, Hillier S, Mahout G, Staley R, Stokes W, Talbot S et al. ( 2001 ) . Prototype readout module for the ATLAS level-1 calorimeter trigger processors . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONICS FOR LHC EXPERIMENTS vol. 2001 , ( 5 ) 263 - 267 .
Anagnostou G, Bright-Thomas P, Garvey J, Hillier S, Mahout G, Staley R, Stokes W, Talbot S et al. ( 2001 ) . The final multi-chip module of the ATLAS level-1 Calorimeter Trigger pre-processor . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONICS FOR LHC EXPERIMENTS vol. 2001 , ( 5 ) 258 - 262 .
Mills D . Fossil Shark Tooth .
Mills D, Boyde A . L2 Section, Sample 03. 84 Year Old Female .
Mills D, Boyde A . L2 Section, Sample 09. 72 Year Old Female .
Mills D, Boyde A . L2 Section, Sample 11. 69 Year Old Female .
Mills D, Boyde A . L2 Section, Sample 12. 60 Year Old Female .
Mills D, Boyde A . L2 Section, Sample 14. 69 Year Old Female .
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Mills D, Boyde A . L2 Section, Sample 19. 24 Year Old Female .
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Mills D, Boyde A . L2 Section, Sample 58. 32 Year Old Female .
Boyde A, MILLS D, Cresswell-Boyes A . Skelette – Choreografen der Bewegung {Skeletons – Choreographers of Movement) . Museum Mensch und Natur, Bayern , from: 22/03/2024 to: 27/04/2025 , Number of pieces: 6 ,