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Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)						1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 08, 2020	Jun. 22, 2020	Feb. 27, 2020	Dec. 04, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 05, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 12, 2020
Shelf registration statement amount							$ 75,000,000
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues						2,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock						$ 1,500,000				$ 20,250,426	$ 6,175,527
Warrants exercise price						$ 0.01			$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues		2,666,667
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 9,100,000
2019 Aspire Purchase Agreements [Member]
Aggregate offering price, additions					$ 15,000,000							$ 10,000,000
Aggregate offering price, term					24 months							24 months
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues								1,000,000				500,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock								$ 1,600,000				$ 700,000
2018 Aspire Purchase Agreements [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues												3,300,000	100,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock												$ 6,300,000	$ 200,000
Capital on DemandTM Sales Agreement [Member]
Aggregate offering price				$ 16,000,000
Capital on Demand Agreement [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues									500,000	2,100,000		500,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock									$ 300,000	$ 4,300,000		$ 1,000,000
Aggregate value available for issuance						$ 10,800,000			$ 10,800,000	10,800,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues			4,571,428
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			$ 4,800,000
Shares issued, price per share			$ 1.05
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Original Warrants [Member]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock			2,971,428
Warrants term			5 years
Warrants exercise price			$ 1.15
Private Exchange Agreements [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Number of warrants to purchase common stock														3,200,000
Warrants term														5 years
Warrants exercise price														$ 1.24
Underwriting Agreement [Member] | Underwritten Offering [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues		2,666,667
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 9,100,000
Shares issued, price per share		$ 3.75
Shares purchased, price per share		3.4875
Underwriting discount price per share		$ 0.2625
Percentage of underwriting discount on public offering price		0.70%
LPC Purchase Agreement [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues	26,000,000								600,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock									$ 400,000
Aggregate value available for issuance						$ 24,500,000			$ 24,500,000	$ 24,500,000
Sale of stock, description of transaction	If we direct Lincoln Park to purchase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock we then may sell in a Regular Purchase, then in addition to such Regular Purchase, and subject to certain conditions and limitations in the LPC Purchase Agreement, we may direct Lincoln Park to make an "accelerated purchase" of an additional amount of Common Stock that may not exceed the lesser of (i) 300% of the number of shares purchased pursuant to the corresponding Regular Purchase and (ii) 30% of the total number of shares of our Common Stock traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market during a specified period on the applicable purchase date as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Under certain circumstances and in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Company may direct Lincoln Park to purchase shares in multiple accelerated purchases on the same trading day.
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	9.99%
LPC Purchase Agreement [Member] | Exchange Cap of Common Stock [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues	6,688,588
LPC Purchase Agreement [Member] | LPC Commitment Shares [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues	437,828
LPC Purchase Agreement [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues	1,000,000
Aggregate offering price	$ 1,000,000
Shares issued, price per share	$ 1.00
Regular Purchase Share Limit [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues	400,000

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