The invention relates to a method of treatment of collagenous connective tissue
removed from a donor for implant into a recipient which is re-habited or re-colonized
by host cells without an immune rejection and inflammatory reaction. After removal
from the donor, the tissue is trimmed and thereafter soaked in a cold stabilizing
solution having a temperature range of 4 to 10 degrees centigrade. The tissue is
then soaked at a predetermined temperature in a polyglycol, salt, hydrogen peroxide,
and phosphate buffer first solution of predetermined quantities and concentrations
and of sufficient ionic strength to permit ground substances to dissociate such
that the collagen fibers remain stable. The tissue is then soaked in an alcohol
and water solution at a predetermined temperature for a sufficient period of time
to remove the residue of the first solution. Following the removal of the residue,
the tissue is soaked at a predetermined temperature in a third solution of an anti-inflammatory
agent, an anti-thrombic agent, alcohol, and water or sequentially in an anti-inflammatory
agent, alcohol, and water solution, and then in an anti-thrombic agent, alcohol
and water solution and thereafter stored.