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Equity Instruments (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 02, 2015
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Share Based Compensation Share Warrants Issued On Placement Agents For Registered Offering						401,450
Common Stock, Option Repricing Program Description				Board of Directors approved a common stock option repricing program whereby previously granted and unexercised options held by our then current employees, consultants and directors with exercise prices above $6.00 per share were repriced on a one-for-one basis to $3.23 per share
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross						441,999
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price						$ 0.93
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Plan Modification, Incremental Compensation Cost	$ 34,000			$ 318,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 0.75
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value						$ 0.76
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		2,991,041
Restructuring Charges						$ 1,507	$ 0
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding		510,825
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants		$ 23,000
Warrants Modified						3,510,432
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants		2,200,000	$ 3,000			$ 2,852	0
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense						2,241,989	$ 547,109
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Class Of Warrants And Rights Issuance Cost						$ 596,000
Restructuring Charges					$ 1,500
Placement Agent warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants Not Settleable in Cash, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 63,000
Share Based Compensation Share Warrants Issued On Placement Agents For Registered Offering								109,375
Share Based Compensation Share Warrants Issued To Investors			401,450			88,032
Share Based Compensation Share Warrants Issued Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 1.86			$ 4.00
Placement Agent warrants [Member] \| Over Allotment Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Share Warrants Issued To Investors			6,020,245
Share Based Compensation Share Warrants Issued Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 1.86
Bankers Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 7.80				$ 7.80	7.80
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights								8,566
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 0.75				$ 0.75	0.75
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 6.00
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		1,733,322
October 2016 Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		6,020,245
Warrant [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Derivative Liability		$ 178,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	737,279			316,051
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 3.23		0.82
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense					$ 520,000
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 18.12		$ 55.56
2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Shares Authorized for Issuance									2,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	2.0				2.0	2.0