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Equity Financings and Warrants (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Number of warrants outstanding | $ 8,200,000
Weighted Average |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Warrant price per share | 2.53
Minimum |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Warrant price per share | 1.60
Maximum |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Warrant price per share | 116.89
PIPE Transaction |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Equity Subscription Date | Jan. 22, 2013
Shares issued | 356,430
Additional shares that may be purchased | 249,501
Aggregate gross proceeds | 1,000,000
Net proceeds from the issuance of stock | 805,000
Equity issuance close date | Jan. 25, 2013
Shares of common stock purchasable for each warrant sold | 0.70
Equity issuance per share amount | $ 2.81
Expiration period of warrants exercise rights | 7 years
Warrant price per share | 2.28
Warrants exercise price as a percentage of closing bid price | 100.00%
Closing bid price date | Jan. 22, 2013
Effective date of registration statement for resale of shares sold in private placements | Feb. 14, 2013
Registered Direct Offering |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Equity Subscription Date | Jan. 31, 2013
Shares issued | 164,636
Additional shares that may be purchased | 65,855
Aggregate gross proceeds | 730,000
Net proceeds from the issuance of stock | 616,000
Equity issuance close date | Feb. 04, 2013
Shares of common stock purchasable for each warrant sold | 0.40
Equity issuance per share amount | $ 4.43
Expiration period of warrants exercise rights | 5 years
Warrant price per share | 4.13
Closing bid price date | Jan. 31, 2013
Effective date of filing for securities sold in offering | Feb. 01, 2013
Public Offering |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Additional shares that may be purchased | 6,250,000
Net proceeds from the issuance of stock | 17,900,000
Equity issuance close date | Jun. 04, 2013
Expiration period of warrants exercise rights | 5 years
Warrant price per share | 1.60
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of each share of convertible preferred stock | 100
Maximum limit on percentage of ownership in common stock | 9.99%
Preferred stock liquidation preference per share | $ 0.001
Common Stock, Shares, Issued for Preferred Stock | 50
Intrinsic value of embedded beneficial conversion feature | 2,000,000
Public Offering | Preferred Stock |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Number of shares of preferred stock converted in to common stock | 100,098
Public Offering | Common Stock |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Number of shares of common stock issued in conversion of preferred stock | 10,009,800
Public Offering | Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Shares issued | 125,000
Aggregate gross proceeds | $ 20,000,000
Equity issuance per share amount | $ 160
Public Offering | Stock Converted On October Two Thousand Thirteen | Preferred Stock |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Number of shares of preferred stock converted in to common stock | 24,802
Public Offering | Stock Converted On October Two Thousand Thirteen | Common Stock |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Number of shares of common stock issued in conversion of preferred stock | 2,480,200
Director And Chief Executive Officer | Public Offering |
Equity financings and warrants (Textual) [Abstract] |
Additional shares that may be purchased | 39,050
Preferred Stock Purchased by Officer | 781

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