Fatty Acid Potassium Had Beneficial Bactericidal Effects and Removed Biofilms while Exhibiting Reduced Cytotoxicity towards Mouse Fibroblasts and Human Keratinocytes.

Wounds frequently become infected or contaminated with bacteria. Potassium oleate (C18:1K), a type of fatty acid potassium, caused >4 log colony-forming unit (CFU)/mL reductions in the numbers of and within 10 min and a >2 log CFU/mL reduction in the number of within 1 min. C18:1K (proportion removed: 90.