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Stock Purchase Warrants (Details Textual) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Oct. 25, 2012 Warrant [Member] | Mar. 15, 2012 Warrant [Member] | Dec. 20, 2011 Warrant [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Warrant [Member] General and Administrative Expenses and Research and Development Expense [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Warrant [Member] General and Administrative Expenses and Research and Development Expense [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Warrant [Member] General and Administrative Expenses and Research and Development Expense [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Warrant [Member] General and Administrative Expenses and Research and Development Expense [Member]
Issuance of Warrants to Purchase of Common Stock |  | 635,855 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants Exercise Price Per Share |  | $ 1.60 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms | 3 years 11 days | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Warrants Expiration Date |  | Oct. 25, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Warrants, Exercisable Number |  |  | 250,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Warrants, Vested and Expected to Vest Outstanding, Number |  |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |
Incremental Expense |  |  | $ 76,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Warrants, Exercisable in Period |  |  | 2 years | 5 years |  |  |  |
Warrants Exercisable Price Per Share |  |  | $ 2.20 | $ 1.14 |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 1,000 | $ 22,000 | $ 271,000

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