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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
	May 19, 2016	Oct. 02, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Rent expense				$ 406,308	$ 409,460
Percentage of maximum compensation				35.00%
Percentage of contribute a matching contribution				50.00%
Percentage of eligible employee's deferral election				6.00%
Matching contributions				$ 27,163	$ 32,398
Accrued Expenses				$ 91,000
Lease Agreement [Member]
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Leases expiration date description				March 2018
Royalty and License Agreements [Member]
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Payment of fees				$ 1,800
Percentage of royalties payment				0.005%
Royalty and License Agreements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Gross sales				$ 2,000,000
Royalty and License Agreements [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Mr. Messina [Member] \| Patents and Copyrights [Member]
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of royalties payment				0.0025%
Gross sales				$ 52,000,000
Royalty and License Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Gross sales				$ 52,000,000
Severance Agreement [Member] \| Bill White [Member]
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Stock option vesting period			12 months
Agreement term			3 years
Executive Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr. William Roof [Member]
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Annual base salary		$ 250,000
Salary term description		Under the agreement, if Dr. Roof is terminated for any reason other than cause, it would pay Dr. Roof the greater as follows: (a) 12 months if the Separation Date occurs less than 24 months after commencement of Dr. Roof’s employment as Chief Executive Officer, and (b) 24 months if the Separation Date occurs 24 months or more after the commencement of Dr. Roof’s employment as Chief Executive Officer.
Executive Employment Agreement [Member] \| Mr. Robert Williamsen [Member]
Commitments And contingencies [Line Items]
Annual base salary	$ 225,000
Stock-based compensation	$ 149,000