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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2025	Jul. 23, 2025	Jul. 22, 2025	Jul. 11, 2025	Jul. 10, 2025	Aug. 13, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity							$ (7,625,000)	$ 3,034,000	$ (23,641,000)	$ (8,949,000)	$ (4,837,000)	$ (1,348,000)
Cash proceeds from sale of common stock								2,795,000
Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity							$ 6,000	$ 92,000	$ 17,000	$ 6,000	$ 5,000	$ 5,000
Issuance of common stock (in shares)							1,439,988
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Minimum stockholder's equity requirement date			Aug. 14, 2025
Minimum bid requirement date			Sep. 08, 2025
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member] | Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement | Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)								10,187,000
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement | Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)						2,000,000
Cash proceeds from sale of common stock						$ 1,100,000
Letter Agreement [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Modification period				30 days
Potential financing percentage				50.00%	90.00%
Financing percentage after modification period				90.00%
Potential cash payment				$ 300,000
Support letter participation rights period				12 months
Letter Agreement [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity				$ 3,000,000
CPRIT Contract [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
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Grant payment received	$ 1,600,000

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