Abstract: The present invention describes a method for obtaining freeze-dried tilapia skin, comprising the steps of cleaning by scraping, washing with physiological saline solution and trimming the edges of the skin; incubation with biocompatible detergent in a sterile recipient and rinsing, incubation with bactericidal agent in sterile recipient and rinsing, incubating with detoxifying solution and rinsing, incubation with antibiotics, rinsing and freezing, cold freeze-drying, vacuum sealing and sterilization, and more specifically the present invention includes the use of tilapia skin to prepare a remedy for treating lesions in humans and animals. The present invention relates to the fields of pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chemistry, biotechnology and tissue engineering.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process for obtaining extracellular matrix from the skin of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) comprising the steps of chemical and enzymatic decellularization, detoxification, chemical disinfection, crosslinking, bleaching, dehydration and sterilization by gamma radiation, more specifically the steps comprised by each of said procedures and use of the extracellular matrix for treating ruptured of tissues, dermatitises, acute, chronic and traumatic lesions, battlefield wounds, necrotic wounds, lacerations, abrasions, bruises and other lesions and conditions. The present invention falls within the fields of pharmacy, medicine and veterinary medicine, dentistry, chemistry, tissue engineering, molecular biology and biotechnology.