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Equity Offering Agreements (Details Narrative) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 06, 2018	Oct. 21, 2015	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Gross sale proceeds					$ 5,068,834	$ 4,688,370
Equity Offering Sales Agreement [Member] | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co [Member]
Gross sale proceeds	$ 50,000,000
Percentage of gross proceeds from sales					3.00%
Legal and accounting fees					$ 151,133
2015 Purchase Agreement [Member]
Number of shares issued					292,700		0
Number of shares issued for aggregate purchase price					100,000
Number of shares issued for commitment					526
2015 Purchase Agreement [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Total number of shares obligated to purchase		$ 50,000,000
Agreement term		36 months
Description of purchases price		The Company may direct Lincoln Park, at its sole discretion, and subject to certain conditions, to purchase up to 50,000 shares of common stock on any business day, provided that at least one business day has passed since the most recent purchase. The amount of a purchase may be increased under certain circumstances provided, however that Lincoln Park’s committed obligation under any single purchase shall not exceed $2,000,000. The purchase price of shares of common stock related to the future funding will be based on the then prevailing market prices of such shares at the time of sales as described in the 2015 Purchase Agreement.
Number of shares issued		179,598	2,239,223	1,242,001
Pro rata basic number of shares obligated to purchase		89,799
Number of shares issued for aggregate purchase price			2,229,592	1,233,580
Number of shares issued for aggregate purchase price, value			$ 5,361,534	$ 4,688,370
Number of shares issued for commitment			9,631	8,421
Amount of shares remain available			$ 7,836,072

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