Critical micelle concentrations and surface properties of the amphiphilic a
ntidepressant drugs amitriptyline, nortriptyline and desipramine hydrochlor
ides in aqueous solution at 298 K were determined by surface tension measur
ements. Combining the surface parameters with the standard Gibbs energy of
aggregation DeltaG(m)(0) calculated in a previous paper, the standard Gibbs
energy of adsorption, DeltaG(ads)(0), was obtained. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scie
nce B.V. All rights reserved.