10027/19804 Domenico Tortorella Domenico Tortorella Wettability Engineered Surfaces for Anti-frosting Applications University of Illinois at Chicago 2017 surface coatings carbon superhydrophobic ice icing frost frosting skin-heating CNF fiber 2017-10-22 00:00:00 Thesis https://indigo.uic.edu/articles/thesis/Wettability_Engineered_Surfaces_for_Anti-frosting_Applications/10846115 In the present study, a carbon based, superhydrophobic coating is presented and its properties analyzed for anti-icing and de-icing applications. Thanks to its skin-heating ability, ease of manufacturing, and predictable behaviour, this composition demonstrates that it is a strong candidate to address the frosting problem. The surfaces are prepared in two variants, one as-is and one oil-infused; a performance comparison is carried out between the two.