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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 13, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2011
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions | 100.00% |  |  |
Number Of Shares Exchanged For Each Share Of Acquired Entity (in shares) | 6.67 |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current |  | $ 0 | $ 4,884 |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Maximum |  |  |  | 3 years
Research and Development Expense, Total |  | 330,554 | $ 219,132 |
Inventory, Raw Materials, Gross |  | $ 20,129 |  |
Patents [Member] |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Maximum |  | 17 years |  |

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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 985 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756 + Details
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