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Advances on Contracts (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014
Advances To Contract Manufacturer [Line Items] |  |
Advances to contract manufacturer | $ 2,308,352 us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrentAndNoncurrent | $ 721,197 us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrentAndNoncurrent
Outstanding accounts payable | 37,000 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent | 113,873 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
STA parts |  |
Advances To Contract Manufacturer [Line Items] |  |
Parts operations charged off due to high cost and of producing additional instruments | $ 60,000 mlss_PartsExpenseChargedOffDueToHighCostAndOfProducingAdditionalInstruments / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mlss_STAInstrumentsMember |

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- Definition Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date, including liabilities incurred and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, compensation costs, payroll taxes and fringe benefits (other than pension and postretirement obligations), contractual rights and obligations, and statutory obligations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(1),(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.15) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 15 -Article 7 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph 1, 5 -Article 9 + Details
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