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Application of 3D printing for engineering and bio-medicals: recent trends and development

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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.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641202, India

    Amit Kumar & Ashish Goyal

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur, Durgapur, 713209, India

    Dheeraj Kumar & Ramit Choudhury

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India

    Alok kumar Ansu

  4. Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Research, The University for Innovation, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382426, India

    Ankit D. Oza

  5. Department of Mathematics, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 382481, India

    Amisha Patel

  6. Division of Research and Innovation, Uttaranchal University, Uttaranchal, 248007, India

    Abhishek Joshi

  7. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

    Deepak Kumar

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Kumar, A., Kumar, D., Choudhury, R. et al. Application of 3D printing for engineering and bio-medicals: recent trends and development. Int J Interact Des Manuf 17, 2127–2136 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-022-01145-z

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