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10-K - FORM 10-K - NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES Corpd281849d10k.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION - NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES Corpd281849dex32.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES Corpd281849dex312.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES Corpd281849dex311.htm
EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CorpFinancial_Report.xls

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements (No. 333-53445, No. 333-74170, No. 333-119466 and No. 333-150765) on Form S-8, Registration Statements (No. 333-90326, No. 333-116224, No. 333-140461, and 333-163363) on Form S-3, of Nanophase Technologies Corporation of our report dated March 29, 2012 relating to our audit of the financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nanophase Technologies Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2011.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Schaumburg, Illinois

March 29, 2012