International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-022-01145-z REVIEW Application of 3D printing for engineering and bio-medicals: recent trends and development Amit Kumar 1 · Dheeraj Kumar 2 · Ramit Choudhury 2 · Alok kumar Ansu 3 · Ashish Goyal 1 · Ankit D. Oza 4 · Amisha Patel 5 · Abhishek Joshi 6 · Deepak Kumar 7 Received: 15 September 2022 / Accepted: 18 November 2022 © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature 2022 Abstract Manufacturing, industrial design, decorations, footwear, design, architecture, engineering and construction, car, aviation, dentistry and clinical enterprises, education, geographic data frameworks, structural designing, and a variety of other fields have all seen 3D printing as beneficial. In every area of application, additive manufacturing has been seen as a speedy and cost-effective solution. The applications of 3D printing are rapidly developing, and it is quickly becoming a genuinely remarkable breakthrough worth paying close attention to. In this article, we’ll look at how 3D printing works, as well as existing and prospective applications in engineering and biomedicine. Scarcity of organ transplant recipients is a serious clinical concern all around the globe. Older procedures had a number of drawbacks, including complications, future injuries, and a scarcity of donors. Tissue engineering scaffolds, cell healing, and direct tissue printing are all potential for overcoming these limitations using 3D printing technology. This article provides an overview of 3D printing advancements, materials, applications, advantages, limitations, challenges, financial considerations, and 3D metal printing applications. An introduction to biomedical materials, a discussion of material-related 3D printing challenges, and a discussion of the future potential uses for medical applications has been discussed in present article. Keywords 3D printing · Biomedical material · Additive manufacturing (AM) · CAD B Alok kumar Ansu alokkumaransu12341@gmail.com Amit Kumar amitkumar@sece.ac.in Dheeraj Kumar dknitdgp1@gmail.com Ramit Choudhury rc.20me1107@phd.nitdgp.ac.in Ashish Goyal ashish.goyal@jaipur.manipal.edu Ankit D. Oza ankit.oza@iar.ac.in Amisha Patel amisha.patel@nirmauni.ac.in Abhishek Joshi abhishekjoshi.uu@gmail.com Deepak Kumar deepak.pec94@gmail.com 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641202, India 1 Introduction It is well known that an additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the latest technologies that has been developed in the man- ufacturing sector. Additive manufacturing is also known as layer manufacturing and it is associated with the modern technology of manufacturing system that makes objects from 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur, Durgapur 713209, India 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303007, India 4 Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Research, The University for Innovation, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382426, India 5 Department of Mathematics, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad 382481, India 6 Division of Research and Innovation, Uttaranchal University, Uttaranchal 248007, India 7 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India 123