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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Mar. 11, 2016
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Clinical Services Reimbursement | $ 1,700,000 | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |
Revene Recognition Period for Cryoperservation Process |  |  |  |  | 24 hours |
Unearned revenues, current | $ 5,364,662 |  |  | $ 5,098,193 |  |
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 59.00% |  |  |  |  |
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 66.00% |  |  |  |  |
Customer One [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 23.00% |  |  |  |  |
Customer One [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 32.00% |  |  |  |  |
PCT Allendale, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract Receivable |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,600,000
Licenses Revenue | $ 140,000 | $ 20,000 |  |  |  |
Unearned revenues, current | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent | $ 4,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
PCT Allendale, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Length of Extension Contract for Royalty Payments from Revenue Generated in Asia |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | PCT Allendale, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Length of Contract for Royalty Payments from Revenue Generated in Asia |  |  | 10 years |  |  |

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