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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) | Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Common Shares to be Issued [Member] | Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Total
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Balance Beginning at Sep. 30, 2015 | $ 32,044 | $ 74,060,999 | $ 1,997,415 | $ (63,281,455) | $ 12,809,003
Balance Beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015 | 32,044,213 |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - purchase shares | $ 741 | 3,041,619 |  |  | 3,042,360
Shares issued under purchase agreement - purchase shares (in shares) | 740,523 |  |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - commitment shares | $ 188 | (188) |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - commitment shares (in shares) | 187,616 |  |  |  |
Capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions | $ 173 | 173,404 | (167,415) |  | 6,162
Capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions (in shares) | 173,577 |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants | $ 42 | 125,020 |  |  | 125,062
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants (in shares) | 41,687 |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of warrants | $ 1,979 | (1,979) |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of warrants (in shares) | 1,979,246 |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to employment agreement | $ 1,000 | 2,439,000 | (1,830,000) |  | 610,000
Shares issued pursuant to employment agreement (in shares) | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
Shares issued for rounding in connection with reverse split | $ 2 | (2) |  |  |
Shares issued for rounding in connection with reverse split (in shares) | 1,437 |  |  |  |
Stock option compensation |  | 4,452,267 |  |  | 4,452,267
Net loss |  |  |  | (14,736,698) | (14,736,698)
Balance Ending at Sep. 30, 2016 | $ 36,169 | 84,290,140 |  | (78,018,153) | 6,308,156
Balance Ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016 | 36,168,299 |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - purchase shares | $ 7,061 | 27,263,613 |  |  | 27,270,674
Shares issued under purchase agreement - purchase shares (in shares) | 7,060,976 |  |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - commitment shares | $ 49 | (49) |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - commitment shares (in shares) | 48,980 |  |  |  |
Capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions |  |  |  |  |
Capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of warrants | $ 53 | (53) |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of warrants (in shares) | 52,562 |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to employment agreement |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to employment agreement (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for rounding in connection with reverse split |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for rounding in connection with reverse split (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of options |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of options (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation |  | 4,135,570 |  |  | 4,135,570
Net loss |  |  |  | (13,460,405) | (13,460,405)
Balance Ending at Sep. 30, 2017 | $ 43,332 | 115,689,221 |  | (91,478,558) | $ 24,253,995
Balance Ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2017 | 43,330,817 |  |  |  | 43,330,817
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - purchase shares | $ 2,384 | 8,171,536 |  |  | $ 8,173,920
Shares issued under purchase agreement - purchase shares (in shares) | 2,383,580 |  |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - commitment shares | $ 15 | (15) |  |  |
Shares issued under purchase agreement - commitment shares (in shares) | 14,681 |  |  |  |
Capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions |  |  |  |  |
Capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of warrants | $ 126 | (126) |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of warrants (in shares) | 125,748 |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to employment agreement |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to employment agreement (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for rounding in connection with reverse split |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for rounding in connection with reverse split (in shares) |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of options | $ 78 | (78) |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to cashless exercise of options (in shares) | 78,646 |  |  |  |
Share based compensation |  | 5,517,004 |  |  | 5,517,004
Net loss |  |  |  | (17,453,409) | (17,453,409)
Balance Ending at Sep. 30, 2018 | $ 45,935 | $ 129,377,542 |  | $ (108,931,967) | $ 20,491,510
Balance Ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018 | 45,933,472 |  |  |  | 45,933,472

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