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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY - USD ($) | Common Stock | Additional Paid in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total
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Balance at Sep. 30, 2014 | $ 13,937 | $ 198,277,859 | $ (199,760,272) | $ (1,468,476)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014 | 13,935,954 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Other | $ 6 | (6) |  |
Other (in shares) | 6,440 |  |  |
Exercise of warrants and options cashlessly | $ 4 | (4) |  |
Exercise of warrants and options cashlessly (in shares) | 4,376 |  |  |
Common stock issued for consulting services | $ 41 | 136,240 |  | 136,281
Common stock issued for consulting services (in shares) | 40,500 |  |  |
Shares issued in underwritten public offerings, net of offering costs | $ 6,950 | 18,926,364 |  | 18,933,314
Shares issued in underwritten public offerings, net of offering costs (in shares) | 6,950,000 |  |  |
Shares and warrants issued upon conversion of promissory notes and accrued interest | $ 567 | 2,824,024 |  | 2,824,591
Shares and warrants issued upon conversion of promissory notes and accrued interest (in shares) | 567,308 |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 4,022,283 |  | 4,022,283
Net loss |  |  | (11,881,137) | (11,881,137)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015 | $ 21,505 | 224,186,760 | (211,641,409) | $ 12,566,856
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015 | 21,504,578 |  |  | 21,504,578
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Exercise of warrants and options cashlessly | $ 49 | (49) |  |
Exercise of warrants and options cashlessly (in shares) | 48,918 |  |  |
Common stock issued for consulting services | $ 24 | 78,106 |  | $ 78,130
Common stock issued for consulting services (in shares) | 24,000 |  |  | 24,000
Shares issued in underwritten public offerings, net of offering costs | $ 2,500 | 7,850,655 |  | $ 7,853,155
Shares issued in underwritten public offerings, net of offering costs (in shares) | 2,500,000 |  |  |
Exercise of warrants for cash | $ 1 | 4,409 |  | 4,410
Exercise of warrants for cash (in shares) | 1,260 |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 2,038,830 |  | 2,038,830
Net loss |  |  | (12,175,979) | (12,175,979)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2016 | $ 24,079 | $ 234,158,711 | $ (223,817,388) | $ 10,365,402
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016 | 24,078,756 |  |  | 24,078,756

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