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It is applied in biomechanical testing experiments if the fresh tissues are unavailable, e.g., for cultural, ethical, logistical or health and safety reasons. However, features of human Crosado-embalmed tissues biomechanical characteristics including its load-deformation properties in comparison to fresh tissues and its controllability through hydration fluids may be insightful and therefore need to be studied further. This study compared the uniaxial load-deformation properties and the cross-sectional area (CSA) measurements of fresh-frozen and Crosado-embalmed collagen-rich tissues, namely the iliotibial band (ITB, 16 unembalmed and 35 embalmed specimens) and cranial dura mater (DM, 60 unembalmed cadavers, and 25 embalmed specimens). The water content of 120 Crosado-embalmed ITB samples (30 cadavers) were analysed considering established rehydration treatments, including polyethylene glycol (PEG). Crosado-embalmed tissues presented an increased elastic modulus (EM) (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.050; e.g., Crosado ITB PEG only 306\u2009\u00b1\u200991\u00a0MPa vs. fresh-frozen ITB PEG only 108\u2009\u00b1\u200931\u00a0MPa; mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009standard deviation; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) (e.g., Crosado ITB PEG only 46\u2009\u00b1\u200915\u00a0MPa vs. fresh-frozen ITB PEG only 21\u2009\u00b1\u20098 MPa; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) when rehydrated similar to the fresh tissues. The maximum force was different for the dura mater (Crosado 25\u2009\u00b1\u200913\u00a0N vs. fresh 21\u2009\u00b1\u200920\u00a0N; mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009standard deviation; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.050) but not for the ITB. The CSA following rehydration in PEG only was decreased for Crosado-embalmed samples (3.4\u2009\u00b1\u20091.2mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, ITB; 1.1\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, DM) compared to fresh-frozen (5.8\u2009\u00b1\u20092.1mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, ITB; 3.1\u2009\u00b1\u20091.2mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, DM) (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.003). Furthermore, rehydration effects were observed following 24\u00a0h of PEG treatment (untreated tissues, 49\u2009\u00b1\u20099% vs. PEG only, 77\u2009\u00b1\u20094%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), in comparison to fresh samples (69%) tissues were hyperhydrated. In conclusion, Crosado-embalming appears to alter collagen-rich tissues\u2019 morphological and mechanical properties. While an increase in material properties of Crosado-embalmed tissues was observed (Emod and UTS), the overall load-bearing capacity and peak structural strength remained unaltered for ITB tissues. 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