Multifunctional reactive inks, methods of use and manufacture thereof

A method, comprising:

• dispersing a plurality of particles in a solution comprising a solvent system to form a dispersion;
• adding a stabilizing agent to the dispersion in an amount sufficient to cause the dispersion to exhibit one or more predetermined rheological properties;
• and
• depositing the dispersion onto a substrate to form a structurally self-supporting monolith having a filamentary geometry substantially similar to a filamentary geometry of the dispersion,
• wherein the particles are configured to complete a self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction upon initiation thereof;
• and
• wherein the solvent system and the one or more stabilizing agents are present in an amount effective to make the dispersion structurally self-supporting during deposition of the dispersion onto the substrate and prior to initiation of the self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction.

A method, comprising depositing a material on a substrate, the material comprising:

• a plurality of particles configured to complete a self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction upon initiation thereof;
• a solvent system;
• and
• one or more stabilizing agents;
• and
• wherein the solvent system and the one or more stabilizing agents are present in an amount effective to make the material structurally self-supporting during deposition of the material onto a substrate and prior to initiation of the self-propagating and/or self-sustaining reaction.