Thermally conductive nanomaterials in flexible foam

A composite comprising:

• a flexible cellular foam;
• and
• highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials dispersed in the flexible cellular foam, wherein said highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials are selected from the group consisting of natural flake graphite, powder graphite, graphene, synthetic graphite, graphite-based particulates, aluminum nitride, diamond, diamond crystal powder, natural diamond crystal powder, type IIa diamond powder, carbanado (“Black Diamond”) nanoparticles, silicon carbide, boron nitride, carbon nanomaterials, and combinations thereof, wherein the surface area of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials is between 3 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials and less than 500 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials, inclusively.

A flexible cellular foam composite comprising:

• a foam selected from the group containing a cross-linked latex foam, a cross-linked melamine foam, and a polyurethane foam;
• and
• highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials dispersed in the foam, wherein the surface area of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials is between 3 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials and less than 500 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials, inclusively.

A composite comprising:

• a flexible cellular foam;
• and
• highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials dispersed in the flexible cellular foam, wherein said highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials are selected from a group consisting of single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphite nanoplatelets, graphene nanoplatelets, graphite oxide, graphene oxide, diamond nanoparticles, carbonado nanoparticles, carbon nanodots, carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotips, carbon nanowhiskers, and mixtures thereof, wherein the surface area of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials is between 3 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials and less than 500 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials, inclusively.

A composite comprising:

• a flexible cellular foam;
• and
• a plurality of highly thermally-conductive non-metallic solids dispersed in the flexible cellular foam, said solids containing an aggregate surface area per gram of non-metallic solids ranging from 3 to less than 500 square meters.

A composite comprising:

• a flexible cellular foam;
• and
• a plurality of highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials dispersed in the flexible cellular foam, the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials comprise metallic nanoparticles, wherein the surface area of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials is between 3 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials and less than 500 square meters per gram of the highly thermally-conductive nanomaterials, inclusively.