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Insight into the probability of ethoxy(pentafluoro)cyclotriphosphazene (PFPN) as the functional electrolyte additive in lithium–sulfur batteries

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12754-12761
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08379A, Paper
Open Access
Ning Li, Yu Zhang, Shun Zhang, Lu Shi, Jie-Yu Zhang, Ke-Meng Song, Jin-Chun Li, Fang-Lei Zeng
Enhancing the flame retardancy of electrolytes and the stability of lithium anodes is of great significance to improve the safety performance of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries.
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Design, synthesis and antiproliferative evaluation of tetrahydro-β-carboline histone deacetylase inhibitors bearing an aliphatic chain linker

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12762-12771
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01672F, Paper
Open Access
Jing Shi, Jiayun Wang, Xingjie Wang, Chao Qu, Changchun Ye, Xiuli Li, Xin Chen, Zhengshui Xu
The use of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) is an effective approach for cancer treatment.
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Tuning in optoelectronic properties of In/Te bilayer heterostructure upon annealing at different temperatures: surface wettability and photo response study for photonic and solar cell applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12897-12910
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00807C, Paper
Open Access
P. Priyadarshini, Prabhukrupa C. Kumar, Ramakanta Naik
The In/Te bilayer thin film synthesized by thermal evaporation method with 350 nm thickness annealed at different temperatures and their opto-electronic properties change. The films showed a hydrophobic nature, with enhancement of photo current from nA to ∼mA.
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Nickel-catalyzed γ-alkylation of cyclopropyl ketones with unactivated primary alkyl chlorides: balancing reactivity and selectivity via halide exchange

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12883-12887
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA02616K, Paper
Open Access
Zheng-Ying Wang, Shi-Zheng Liu, Cong Guo, Yi-Zheng Cheng, Qiang Li, Jianmin Dou, Dacheng Li
Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of cyclopropyl ketones and alkyl chlorides. High reactivity and selectivity can be achieved with sodium iodide as a cocatalyst that generates a low concentration of alkyl iodide via halide exchange.
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Bioactive O^N^O^ Schiff base appended homoleptic titanium(IV) complexes: DFT, BSA/CT-DNA interactions, molecular docking and antitumor activity against HeLa and A549 cell lines

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13062-13082
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08574K, Paper
Open Access
Sathish Thanigachalam, Madhvesh Pathak
Five new homoleptic derivatives of titanium(IV) have been developed and characterized by physicochemical techniques.
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Mechanics of biomimetic free-standing lipid membranes: insights into the elasticity of complex lipid compositions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13044-13052
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00738G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Alessandra Griffo, Carola Sparn, Fabio Lolicato, Friederike Nolle, Navid Khangholi, Ralf Seemann, Jean-Baptiste Fleury, Martin Brinkmann, Walter Nickel, Hendrik Hähl
In this study, we prepare pore-spanning membranes that mimic the composition of plasma membranes and perform force spectroscopy indentation measurements to unravel mechanistic insights depending on lipid composition.
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ProteoMutaMetrics: machine learning approaches for solute carrier family 6 mutation pathogenicity prediction

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13083-13094
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00748D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Jiahui Huang, Tanja Osthushenrich, Aidan MacNamara, Anders Mälarstig, Silvia Brocchetti, Samuel Bradberry, Lia Scarabottolo, Evandro Ferrada, Sergey Sosnin, Daniela Digles, Giulio Superti-Furga, Gerhard F. Ecker
Predict SLC6 mutation clinical pathogenicity by calculating the amino acid descriptors in different ranges with rationalization analysis of the prediction.
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The conjugates of 5'-deoxy-5-fluorocytidine and hydroxycinnamic acids – synthesis, anti-pancreatic cancer activity and molecular docking studies

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13129-13141
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01683A, Paper
Open Access
Marcin Cybulski, Magdalena Zaremba-Czogalla, Bartosz Trzaskowski, Marek Kubiszewski, Joanna Tobiasz, Anna Jaromin, Piotr Krzeczyński, Jerzy Gubernator, Olga Michalak
New conjugates 1–6 containing 5-dFCR and selected hydroxycinnamic acids were synthesized and tested in vitro against pancreatic cancer (PDAC) lines. The ADME properties and molecular docking to CES2 or human albumin were discussed.
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A surface-independent bioglue using photo-crosslinkable benzophenone moiety

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12966-12976
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01866D, Paper
Open Access
Yue Shi, Xuelian Tao, Ping Du, Paul Pasic, Lars Esser, Hsien-Yeh Chen, Helmut Thissen, Peng-Yuan Wang
The UV-crosslinkable benzophenone (BP) “bio-glue” efficiently crosslinks with various surfaces and biomolecules. The beauty of this bio-glue lies in its simplicity and broad applicability, requiring no sophisticated equipment or reaction conditions.
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Bishydrazone ligand and its Zn-complex: synthesis, characterization and estimation of scalability inhibition mitigation effectiveness for API 5L X70 carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solutions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13258-13276
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00404C, Paper
Open Access
Ola. A. El-Gammal, Dina A. Saad, Marwa N. El-Nahass, Kamal Shalabi, Yasser M. Abdallah
Zn-complex: characterization and estimation of scalability inhibition mitigation effectiveness for API 5L X70 carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solutions.
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Unexpected reversal of reactivity in organic functionalities when immobilized together in a metal–organic framework (MOF)

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3ME00185G, Communication
Pricilla Matseketsa, Donovan Mafukidze, Lahiru Pothupitiya, Udo P. Otuonye, Yasemin Çimen Mutlu, Boris B. Averkiev, Tendai Gadzikwa
The reactivity of hydroxyl-bearing MOF linkers with isocyanates is influenced by their mutual confinement with amine-bearing linkers within the pores of the framework.
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Augmentation of inductive effects through short range intramolecular hydrogen bonds for the improvement of cooperativity of trimeric rosettes

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,345-351
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00008K, Paper
Andre Nicolai Petelski, Tamara Bundrea, Nélida María Peruchena
Three key design elements improve the binding strength of trimeric rosettes: the direction of hydrogen bonds, the addition of groups with inductive effects, and the presence of ambifunctional intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the substituents.
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Countryside caretaker of the dainty demoiselle

Meet Sevaram, who has made it his life’s mission to care for the migrant visitors to a Rajasthan hamlet every year




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Rural report card: Connectivity




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Where apron strings secure freedom from society’s curbs

An NGO makes aprons innovative tools to educate the young on reproductive health




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To heal them, open their doors and bring them back to society

Those who have recovered from mental illness need to be mainstreamed




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Creativity in a ‘nut’shell

A fascinating tale of how the humble coconut became a govt school teacher’s artistic calling




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Back to bamboo and safety on stilts

Assamese villagers opt for traditional housing for protection against floods




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Free Prototype Program

Bocoup is trying something new! We’re launching an opportunity to build a free prototype for you or your organization. We want to ensure that funding is not a barrier to entry to get new ideas out into the world, and we believe prototypes can open doors. Application Information Application link: https://freeprototype.bocoup.com Application deadline: Rolling until […]




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Polymerization of isoprene and butadiene with unparalleled stereoselectivity catalysed by rare-earth metal cationic species bearing a novel tridentate ligand

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4255-4263
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00781F, Paper
Xiuling Wang, Yang Wang, Zhonglei Qin, Liying Shen, Xiaochao Shi
Phenylthiol-functionalized rare-earth metal cationic species showed unparalleled stereoselectivity in the polymerization of isoprene and butadiene to respectively produce cis-1,4-polyisoprene and trans-1,4-polybutadiene.
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Control over membrane fluidity and biophysical properties of synthetic terpolymer stabilized complex coacervates

Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00978A, Paper
Open Access
Sebastian Novosedlik, Alexander B. Cook, Tim J. F. M. Voermans, Henk M. Janssen, Jan C. M. van Hest
Cell membranes are vital barriers that regulate the composition of the intracellular environment and facilitate communication processes essential for cellular function and survival.
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Solvent quality shape control in continuous flow block copolymer self-assembly

Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01174K, Communication
Axel-Laurenz Buckinx, Lakshani J. Weerarathna, Anna Sokolova, Tanja Junkers
The influence of solvent quality on block copolymer self assembly is studied in detail using SANS online monitoring.
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Fully Bio-Based Acetal Diepoxy Monomers: High Modulus, Good Thermal Stability and Readily Degradability

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01038H, Paper
Zidie Song, Li Liu, Pengbo Zhang, Kangle Xue, Zibo Hua, Tao You, Yiqi Wu, Hong Cui, Zhen Hu, Yudong Huang
Degradable epoxy resins are designed to address the environmental pollution caused by traditional epoxy resins. However, incorporating the degradability of dynamic covalent bonds in the design of degradable resins often...
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Alternating Radical Copolymerization of α-Styrylboronic Acid Pinacol Ester with Electron-Deficient Olefins

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00976B, Paper
Yiyang Xiao, Zepeng Zhang, Yan Xu, Jianbo Wang
Here, α-styryl boronic acid pinacol ester (StBpin) has been found to undergo alternating radical copolymerization with electron-deficient olefin comonomers, including n-butyl acrylate, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, acrylonitrile, and N-ethylmaleimide. Compared with styrene, which...
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Synthesis of degradable polyester with high molecular weight and excellent mechanical properties through copolymerization modification of poly(butylene succinate)

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4570-4579
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01050G, Paper
Hongji Wang, Xiaojun Ma, Hanyu Yao, Haohao Chang, Yin Lv, Zhong Wei
The degradable copolymer of polybutylene succinate (PBS) modified with tricyclodecane dimethanol (TCD) presented significantly enhanced tensile strength and elongation at break.
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Aromatic vs. aliphatic linkers: impact on dye loading and stability in oligoglycerol-derived dendronized polymersomes

Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01028K, Paper
Raj Kumar Roy, Trisha Samanta, Supriyo Saha, Aparna Ramesh, Naznin Ara Begum, Goutam Ghosh, Pradip Dey
We report the synthesis and self-assembly of oligoglycerol-based dendronized polythiourethanes, which consist of an aliphatic or aromatic linker. Using FRET, the effect of the linker was understood and the dye exchange mechanism was unravelled.
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Structure, humidity adaptivity, and elasticity of hydrogen-bonded complexes formed by self-assembly of a triblock copolymer and a homopolymer

Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00959B, Paper
Weijie Wang, Hanxin Jian, Hao Huang, Fengfeng Feng, Qingye Meng, Yuli Li, Gang Chen, Shuguang Yang
The tri-block copolymer polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene (SES) and the homopolymer poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) were applied to fabricate elastomers with multi-hierarchical architectures.
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Biodegradable pressure sensors with high sensitivity and wide detection range via a piezoresistive/capacitive dual response

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00675E, Paper
Xiaowan Luan, Yanlong Zhu, Yankun Chen, Xiaoxia Gu, Qian Xu, Guoming Liu, Xiu-Qin Zhang, Minxuan Kuang
Eco-friendly strategies are strongly needed to address the issue of e-waste pollution. Green electronics constructed from degradable polymers have attracted widespread attention. In this paper, a piezoresistive/capacitive dual-response pressure sensor...
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Tuning the affinity of probes with transmembrane proteins by constructing peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers based on molecular scaffolds

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01801J, Paper
Jing-Jing Hu, Juliang Yang, Yiheng Liu, Guangwen Lu, Zujin Zhao, Fan Xia, Xiaoding Lou
Peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers were designed. cis-RTP interacts more stably with cell membranes than trans-RTP, and it has shown more excellent properties in inhibiting cell migration and killing cells.
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A dual-functional photosensitizer for mitochondria-targeting photodynamic therapy and synchronous polarity monitoring

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11259-11264
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01872A, Paper
Liu Yang, Shenglong Gan, Jie Zhang, Yin Jiang, Qingxin Chen, Hongyan Sun
A dual-functional photosensitizer was developed, exhibiting potent phototoxicity and sensitivity to polarity changes.
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A simple hydrogen peroxide-activatable Bodipy for tumor imaging and type I/II photodynamic therapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11165-11171
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01650E, Paper
Fangqing Ge, Yujie Sun, Yu Wang, Dan Yu, Zhijia Wang, Fabiao Yu, Bingran Yu, Hongbing Fu
A H2O2-activatable Bodipy with simultaneous type I and type II photosensitization was designed for tumor imaging and therapy.
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Drug-delivery and biological activity in colorectal cancer of a supramolecular porous material assembled from heptameric chromium-copper-adenine entities

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11156-11164
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01521E, Paper
Sandra Mena-Gutiérrez, Ekain Maiza-Razkin, Jon Pascual-Colino, Marcos J. Araúzo-Bravo, Garikoitz Beobide, Oscar Castillo, Ainara Castellanos-Rubio, Daniela Gerovska, Antonio Luque, Sonia Pérez-Yáñez
Supramolecular metal-organic porous materials as drug delivery systems, modulation of the release kinetics using cholesterol as pore blocking agent and its impact on colorectal cancer cell cultures: cytotoxicity and RNA-seq transcriptomics studies.
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Advances in osteoimmunomodulation of biomaterials after intrabone implantation: focus on surface hydrophilicity

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11089-11104
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01907E, Review Article
Xinpeng Wei, Linshan Lei, Ling Luo, Ying Zhou, Zheng Zheng, Wenchuan Chen
Hydrophilicity of implantable biomaterials can facilitate osteoimmunomodulation through influencing proteins adsorption, blood clotting, neutrophils activation, macrophages polarization, angiogenesis and osteogenesis to enhance osseointegration.
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Microfluidic synthesis and accurate immobilization of low-density QD-encoded magnetic microbeads for multiplex immunoassay

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11230-11236
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01585A, Paper
Zhou Sha, Tianyi Ling, Wenqi Yang, Haosu Xie, Chunnan Wang, Shuqing Sun
Accurate immobilization of microbeads in the gap of nickel patterns.
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A single-injection vaccine providing protection against two HPV types

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11237-11250
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00606B, Paper
Jianchen Zhang, Yu Liu, Ying Guan, Yongjun Zhang
A bivalent single-injection HPV vaccine was designed using a new pulsatile release drug carrier.
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Effect of supramolecular peptide hydrogel scaffold charge on HepG2 viability and spheroid formation

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01701C, Paper
Open Access
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Yu Xin, Cosimo Ligorio, Marie O’brien, Richard Collins, Siyuan Dong, Aline F. Miller, Alberto Saiani, Julie E. Gough
Understanding how fibre charge in self-assembling peptide hydrogel networks affect HepG2 cell fate and spheroid formation.
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Biomaterials Enhancing Localized Cancer Therapy Activated Anti-Tumor Immunity: A Review

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01995D, Review Article
Jipeng Yao, Zhencun Cui, Feifei Zhang, Haidong Li, Longlong Tian
Localized cancer therapy such as radiotherapy, phototherapy, and chemotherapy are precise cancer treatment strategy, aiming to minimize systemic side effect. However, cancer metastasis remains the primary cause of cancer patients’...
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Enhanced Luminescence and Stability of TFMDSA Nanoparticles via Polymer-Induced aggregation for Bioimaging

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01825G, Paper
Xiang Li, Xue Ren, Yuchao Luo, Haotian Shi, Zhigang Xie, Bin Xu, Wenjing Tian
In recent years, fluorescence imaging occupies a very important position in the life science and biomedical fields. However, achieving nanomaterials for bioimaging with both high fluorescence quantum efficiency and high...
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Polycyclic aromatic polymer nanoparticles show potent infectious particle adsorption capability

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01793E, Paper
Yudai Oishi, Mako Toyoda, Nanami Hano, Chihiro Motozono, Takamasa Ueno, Makoto Takafuji
Nonspecific viral adsorption by polymer nanoparticles is more economical and superior in terms of operating cost and energy efficiency than viral adsorption using virus-specific antibodies and filtration techniques involving size...
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Mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probes for viscosity-exclusive imaging

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01785D, Paper
Xiu Pan, Yu Zhao, Jia-Li Wang, Shun Feng, Xiao-Qi Yu, Ming-Yu Wu
A novel mitochondrial targeting mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probe, ACR-DMA, was developed which can be firmly immobilized in mitochondria for tracking of mitochondrial viscosity changes in vitro and in vivo.
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Eco-Friendly Self-Clean Coatings: Fundamentals, Fabrication, Applications, and Sustainability

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01392A, Review Article
Tanaji K. Chavan, Sushanta Kumar K. Sethi
Eco-friendly self-clean coatings have garnered significant attention due to their potential to address environmental concerns while offering remarkable properties. This review explores the dynamic field of such coatings, focusing on...
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Fluorescence sensing techniques for quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicines: a review

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01886A, Review Article
Yanyu Xiao, Hui Wang, Chenxia Gao, Xinyi Ye, Yuting Lai, Meiling Chen, Xiaoliang Ren
We summarized the advantages and advanced applications of fluorescence sensing technology compared with other analytical techniques, as well as the challenges and prospects of current application in the field of TCM quality evaluation.
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NIR emissive probe for fluorescence turn-on based dead cell sorting and in vivo viscosity mapping in C. elegans

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01945H, Paper
Goraksha T. Sapkal, Farhan Anjum, Abdul Salam, Bodhidipra Mukherjee, Shilpa Chandra, Purabi Bala, Richa Garg, Shagun Sharma, Kush Kaushik, Chayan Kanti Nandi
An NIR emissive probe plays a pivotal role for in vitro and in vivo dead cell sorting.
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'Not my responsibility to babysit anyone on Bigg Boss 10'

Karan Mehra is happy to get out of Bigg Boss 10.




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'Bigg Boss house is completely dirty'

Russian-German actress Elena Kazan, who entered the Bigg Boss house last week as a challenger makes an early exit.