v3.22.1
Related party transactions and balances (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Schedule of related party transactions
          
   Year Ended December 31, 2021  Year Ended December 31, 2020
Related party transactions included within interest expense:          
Interest expense on promissory notes issued to relatives of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company  $316,504   $315,926 
Interest expense on lines of credit payable to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his spouse  $1,402,187   $1,464,077 
Interest expense related to the modification of stock options held by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his spouse related to financing provided  $1,287,834   $—   
Interest expense related to stock options granted to the spouse of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company related to the increase of the borrowing limit of a line of credit  $2,137,286   $—   
           
Related party transactions included within selling, general and administration expenses:          
Consulting fees to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company accrued on the line of credit available to the Company  $249,600   $249,600 
Salary for services as VP Corporate and Director of the Singapore subsidiary to the spouse of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company  $33,427   $—   
Rent paid to a company controlled by the spouse of the Chairman and immediate family members  $24,390   $—   
Stock options granted to a member of the Board of Directors of the Company  $304,692   $—   
Loss on settlement of debt to a relative of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company  $16,800   $—