There was a marked change in the response within the first bending cycle compared to after 999 cycles (Figure ). The first bending led to an average change in resistance of -1.7% with 60.3º of bending under compressive strain, 2.4 times lower responsivity than after 999 cycles of bending (-4.0%). Bending in the tensile direction led to an average increase in resistance of 15.0%, 1.7 times lower than after 999 cycles of bending (25.7%). Furthermore, under tensile strain there was relatively high hysteresis within the first bending cycle, with a change in resistance of 7% from start to end of the measurement, whereas the resistance within the 1000 th cycle of bending showed low hysteresis (<0.4%).