Four new bile acid ethyl amide derivatives were synthesized and characterized in detail.
Several gel systems, including for the first time bile acid alkyl amide derived hydrogels, were formed.
The properties of the gels were investigated, and the toxicity of the compounds determined.
The XRD-derived packing patterns may reveal the gel state assembly of the molecules.
The biocompatibility of these and other bile acid-based hydrogels may be used in biomedicine.