The invention discloses a
nitrogen and
sulfur co-
doped carbon dot as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the steps: heating a
carbon source and a
nitrogen source in a
solvent containing mercaptoglycerol to prepare the
carbon dot.
Sulfur-containing mercaptoglycerol is used as a
sulfur source to participate in the reaction, and mercaptoglycerol canalso be used as a
solvent of a
reaction system, so that dispersion compatibility among various substances participating in the reaction is good, hydrophilic mercaptan is combined to
carbon dot surfaceatoms, and dispersion of carbon dots in a polar
solvent is stabilized at the same time. The
nitrogen and
sulfur co-
doped carbon dots are prepared by adopting mercaptoglycerol as the sulfur source, sothat not only can
copper ions be detected in a trace amount, but also
tiopronin can be further detected, and therefore, the nitrogen and sulfur co-
doped carbon dots can be used for constructing a dual-detection sensor capable of simultaneously detecting the contents of the
copper ions and
tiopronin. The carbon dots are also proved to have
low toxicity and good
biocompatibility, have differentialantibacterial ability to
gram-positive
bacteria (including
drug-
resistant bacteria) and
gram-negative
bacteria, and have the potential of treating biological bacterial infection.