Amitriptyline Hydrochloride / Zwitterionic Gemini Surfactants / Surface Tension / Mixed MicellesThe physicochemical properties, viz, critical micelle concentration (cmc), surface excess concentration (Γ max ), minimum area per head group ( A min ) of zwitterionic surfactants (designated as n(−)-2-m(+); n = 8, 10, 12 and m = 12, 14, 16) and their mixtures with amphiphilic antidepressant drug amitriptyline hydrochloride (AMT) were determined by using surface tension measurements. The cmc and ideal cmc (cmc id ) values along with interaction parameters, β m and β σ (calculated using Rubingh's and Rosen's models), suggest attractive interactions among the components. The Krafft temperature measurements also indicate strong attractive interactions. Γ max (or A min ) increases (or decreases) with the addition of gemini surfactant; the values being closer to that of the drug. These values and micellar mole fraction (X m 1 -calculated from Rubingh's model and X Moto 1 -calculated from Motomura's model) indicate larger contribution of gemini surfactants in mixed micelles and smaller contribution at air/solution interface (as mole fraction values at interface, X σ 1 , are slightly smaller than X m 1 ). The standard Gibbs energy of micellization (ΔG • mic ) and adsorption (ΔG • ad ) as well as excess energy of mixing (ΔG m ex ) are all negative. All these results suggest higher stability of the mixed systems. UV absorbance results also suggest that the mixed micelles are stable for several days.