Abstract: Objective To evaluate the growing condition of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), which were cultured on the membrane of different component, such as Chinese medicine, before or after the alkali treatment of 3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate copolyesters (PHBHHx) and the biocompatibility between PHBHHx flim and endothelial cell. Methods The HUVECs were harvested by Baudine method,and identified by immunohistochemical method.Then the HUVECs of third passage were inoculated on the material surface and cultured for 8 hours,12 hours and 24 hours. After that, the morphology of HUVECs on different surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy, the distribution condition on different membranes were compared by cell-labeling immunofluorescence, and the cell viabilities of all groups were detected by MTT method. Results The HUVECs were successfully separated,and immunohistochemistry staining of FLK-1 and factor Ⅷ was positive.The result of HUVECs culture showed that cells on the material surface growed well, and proliferated significantly. The MTT analysis showed that the PHBHHx film of surface modification and adding some certain proportion of Chinese medicine could promote the growth and proliferation of HUVECs EM>in vitro/EM>,and the cells were thriving, full shape, distribution on the surface by scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy.Conclusion The PHBHHx film of surface modification and containing certain proportion of Chinese medicine coating had good compatibility of HUVECs, which was favourable to cell growth, adherence and proliferation EM>in vitro/EM>.

Key words: PHBHHx, Umbilical vein, Endothelial cell, Surface modification, Chinese coating, Immunofluorescence, Human