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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
FDIC insurance coverage | $ 250,000 |
Amounts on deposit in excess of federally insured limits | 0 | $ 4,500,000
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 1,263,034 | 828,450
Recognized benefit measured | greater than 50 percent |
Share based compensation | $ 217,008 | 327,554
Employees And Directors [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Share based compensation | $ 217,008 | $ 327,554
Options and Warrants [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 2,599,701 | 2,697,251
License Agreement [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 273,000 |
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | License Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Royalty rate on selling price | 10.00% |
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | License Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Royalty rate on selling price | 15.00% |
Company One [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 14.00% | 16.00%
Company Two [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 11.00% | 11.00%
Company Three [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 10.00%
License One [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 20.00% | 18.00%
License Two [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 18.00% | 16.00%
License Three [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 18.00% | 12.00%
License Four [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 12.00% | 12.00%
License Five [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 12.00%

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