?Objective:To investigate the behavior of absorbable coral hydroxyapatite (Interpore 500R) as bone tissue engineering scaffold. Methods: Marrow stromal stem cells harvested from legally aborted human fetus were cultured in DMEM containing 100 ml/L fetal boving serum and induced to differentiate towards osteoblasts.Then the cells were seeded onto absorbable coral hydroxyapatite , then the composite was implanted subcultaneously into the back of nude mice .Cell materia attachement was observed with scanning electron microscope,type I collegen secretion was studied with laser confocal microscope and new bone formation was studied histologicaley. Results: The cells could adhere to absorbable coral hydroxyapatite and secrete collagen I.Mature bone tissue was found in the implanted composite 40 day after transplantation. Conclusion: Absorbable coral hydroxyapatite Interpore 500R is a favorable bone tissue engineering scaffold.