“…After the synthesis in 1977 by McKenna et al of the first bis-steroid containing two cholic acid molecules, other dimers [tail-to-tail (bolaform), head-to-head (gemini), , and head-to-tail , ], oligomers (lineal polymers, , molecular baskets, , molecular umbrellas, , molecular clefts, and dendrimers, , ), and cyclic oligomers − have also been reported. Concerning dimers, most of the published papers refer to their synthesis , or biological effects, − but their aggregation behavior is not generally reported. The only exhaustive study of the aggregation of a bile salt dimer refers to a new gemini surfactant derived from 3α,12α-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-amine and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) .…”