Low-free-energy-surfaces own remarkable engineering performances in many fields ranging from self-cleaning solar panels to airplane wings and biomedical implants. A large number of studies have shown that both the surface chemistry and the micro-textures strongly influence the adhesion properties of materials offering a broad variety of alternatives to engineer low-free-energy surfaces. However, their optimal design still encounters several issues both from fabrication and characterization standpoint. In this thesis, some micro-fabrication and surface characterization techniques have been exploited to provide new ideas and concepts for the optimal surface design. First, 13 samples have been fabricated using cone shaped elements with different geometrical dimensions and then contact angle measurements have been carried out to characterize the wetting properties of the surface.