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  <xs:element name="ESPPMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_ESPPMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="EXCORMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_EXCORMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="Exercise1Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_Exercise1Member"/> 
  <xs:element name="Exercise2Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_Exercise2Member"/> 
  <xs:element name="Exercise3Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_Exercise3Member"/> 
  <xs:element name="Exercise4Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_Exercise4Member"/> 
  <xs:element name="Exercise5Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_Exercise5Member"/> 
  <xs:element name="Exercise6Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_Exercise6Member"/> 
  <xs:element name="FeesForServicesProvidedToJointVenturesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_FeesForServicesProvidedToJointVenturesMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="Fiscal2013BonusPlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_Fiscal2013BonusPlanMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="IndirectCostOfGoodsSoldMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_IndirectCostOfGoodsSoldMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="InsideTheUSAToUnaffiliatedCustomersMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_InsideTheUSAToUnaffiliatedCustomersMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="JointVentureFeesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_JointVentureFeesMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="JointVenturesInWhichTheCompanyIsAShareholderDirectlyAndIndirectlyOutsideTheUSAMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_JointVenturesInWhichTheCompanyIsAShareholderDirectlyAndIndirectlyOutsideTheUSAMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="MonthlyPaymentsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_MonthlyPaymentsMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="MutecMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_MutecMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="NTIASEANMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_NTIASEANMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="NaturTecMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_NaturTecMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="NetOfEstimatedForfeituresMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_NetOfEstimatedForfeituresMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="OneYearAfterDateOfGrantMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_OneYearAfterDateOfGrantMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="OtherCountriesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_OtherCountriesMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="PatentsAndTrademarksMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_PatentsAndTrademarksMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="ResearchAndDevelopmentContractsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_ResearchAndDevelopmentContractsMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="SingaporeMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_SingaporeMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="SixMonthsEndedMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_SixMonthsEndedMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="TermLoanAndLineOfCreditAgreementsLoanAgreementsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_TermLoanAndLineOfCreditAgreementsLoanAgreementsMember"/>  
  <xs:element name="TermLoanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_TermLoanMember"/>    
  <xs:element name="ThreeMonthsEndedMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_ThreeMonthsEndedMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="TwoThousandSevenPlanMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_TwoThousandSevenPlanMember"/>   
  <xs:element name="UnaffiliatedCustomersOutsideTheUSAMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_UnaffiliatedCustomersOutsideTheUSAMember"/> 
  <xs:element name="ZERUSTMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_ZERUSTMember"/>     
  <xs:element name="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ntic_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract"/> 
</xs:schema>   





