In order to improve the nonthrombogenicity of chitin, a new monomer, N, N-dimethyl(b-hydroxyethyloxyethyl) ammonium propanesulfonate (DHAPS) was designed, synthesized and grafted onto the chitin membrane by using hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) as a coupling agent. Surface analysis of the grafted membranes by ATR-FTIR and XPS confirms that DHAPS has been successfully grafted onto the membrane surface. The platelet resistant property of the grafted membranes was evaluated by a platelet-rich plasma adhesion method. The results showed that platelet-adhesive resistance of the modified membrane has been greatly improved.