Introduction: Cotton fabrics are used extensively in medical applications such as surgical, wound dressing and sports wearables. On the other hand, silver (Ag) nanoparticles have an anti-bacterial activity which has attracted both academia and industry. Plasma processing of these materials offer advantageous over other processes since plasma environment contributes incredibly to the reactive environment where interactions between active plasma species and a selected material surface take place. This enhanced chemical activity, intense fluxes of charged particles, radiation, electromagnetic response and other exotic properties which make them a potential intrant for venturing of new types of surface applications.

Methods and Results: In this work, medical-grade cotton fabric was synthesized by incorporating Ag nanoparticles using solution precursor method with silver nitrate_­ solution. The dried samples were further modified by incorporating nano carbons (Acetylene gas was the source of carbon) using DC non-thermal plasma immersion system. The gas flow and input voltage were controlled by Mass Flow Controller (MFC) and DC controller, respectively. The processed cotton fabric samples were analyzed using several analytical techniques to study the presence of functional groups. The biological properties of the samples were studied through antimicrobial test, cell adhesion study and anti-cancer activity.