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Stockholders’ Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)						12 Months Ended
Stockholders’ Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2021	Feb. 27, 2020	Nov. 18, 2019	Mar. 06, 2017	Nov. 13, 2015	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2014
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Common stock sold through ATM offering						$ 3,406,053	$ 9,004,368
[custom:SharesAvailableForFutureIssuance-0]						$ 41,200,000
[custom:ClassOfWarrantsOrRightRedemptionPriceOfWarrantsOrRights]					$ 63.96	$ 0.001
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value						$ 315,330
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants						(355,890)	2,892,189
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants						5,000	7,674,876
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value						$ 2,000	$ 0
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercises in period						4,584	0
Stock Incentive Plan 2014 [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized						5,721,906					1,000,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant						857,459
Contractual life						10 years
Stock Incentive Plan 2014 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized								3,221,906	2,471,906	1,271,906
Stock Incentive Plan 2014 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized								5,721,906	3,221,906	2,471,906
2011 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant											271,906
Common Stock [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued						1,811,238	6,576,300
Common stock sold through ATM offering						$ 181	$ 658
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercises in period						4,584
Common Stock Warrant [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised						10,000	15,100,000
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants						$ 5,000	$ 7,700,000
Sales Agreement [Member] \| Cantor [Member]
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Common stock sold through ATM offering				$ 500,000.0
Percentage of gross proceeds on sale of shares				3.00%
January 2021 Offering [Member]
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock gross	$ 28,700,000
Payment of stock issuance costs	$ 1,900,000
Number of shares issued	16,428,571
February 2020 Offering [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock gross		$ 6,000,000.0
Payment of stock issuance costs		$ 347,000
Issued						5,042,017
February 2020 Offering [Member] \| Class A Unit [Member]
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Number of shares issued		10,084,034
Share issued exercise price per share		$ 0.595
February 2020 Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
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Share issued exercise price per share		$ 0.53
November 2019 Offering [Member]
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock gross			$ 6,000,000.0
Payment of stock issuance costs			$ 404,000
Warrants outstanding						1,094,030
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants						$ 356,000	2,900,000
November 2019 Offering [Member] \| Class A Unit [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued			10,450,000
November 2019 Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share issued exercise price per share			$ 0.50
Common stock sold through ATM offering			$ 768,000
November 2019 Offering [Member] \| Class B Units [Member]
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Number of shares issued			1,550,000
Share issued exercise price per share			$ 0.4999
November 2019 Offering [Member] \| Pre Funded Warrants [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share issued exercise price per share			0.0001
Warrant exercise price per share			$ 0.50
November 2019 Offering [Member] \| Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock sold through ATM offering			$ 4,800,000
ATM Market Offering [Member]
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock gross						$ 32,900,000
Number of shares issued						15,023,073
Share issued exercise price per share						$ 2.19
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity						$ 31,700,000
ATM Market Offering [Member] \| Sales Agreement [Member]
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Payment of stock issuance costs						$ 112,000	$ 148,000
Number of shares issued						1,811,238	3,746,300
Share issued exercise price per share						$ 1.95	$ 1.41
ATM Market Offering [Member] \| Sale Agreement [Member]
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Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity						$ 3,400,000	$ 5,100,000
ATM Market Offering [Member] \| Sale Agreement [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock gross							3,900,000
Payment of stock issuance costs							$ 165,000
Number of shares issued							2,830,000
Share issued exercise price per share							$ 1.43