Severance Liability (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended								3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Modified Options [Member] Factor	Sep. 30, 2013 Modified Options [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Modified Options [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 New Option [Member] Factor	Sep. 30, 2013 Compensation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Medical Coverage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Employee Severance [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Employee Severance [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member] Compensation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member] Compensation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member] Medical Coverage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member] Medical Coverage [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Stock options expiration term													30 months		30 months			30 months
Common stock issued as a result of exercise of employee stock options (in shares)															2,000,000
Share based compensation as a result of agreement modification													$ 0		$ 0		$ 172,700
Options granted on release effective date (in shares)														500,000
Exercise price of options granted on release effective date (in dollars per share)														$ 0.20
Number of shares vested and exercisable per quarter (in shares)														62,500
Stock-based compensation expense		580,500	759,000										0		0		64,700
Periodic severance expenses to be paid from May 2012 through April 2013															27,300
Periodic severance expenses to be paid from May 2013 through April 2014															13,600
Severance costs	75,700			721,800										433,700		721,800
Accrued medical payments													92,300		92,300
Healthcare premium for May and June																		5,800
Future healthcare premium per month													1,300		1,300
Payment for legal fees in connection with separation agreement															15,000
Estimated fair value of each stock-based award granted [Abstract]
Estimated Volatility (in hundredths)								157.00%
Estimated Volatility, Minimum (in hundredths)					70.00%
Estimated Volatility, Maximum (in hundredths)					157.00%
Annualized Forfeiture Rate (in hundredths)					0.00%			0.00%
Expected Option Term						3 months	2 years 6 months	2 years 6 months
Estimated exercise factor					10			10
Risk-Free Interest Rate, Minimum (in hundredths)					0.08%
Risk-Free Interest Rate, Maximum (in hundredths)					0.29%
Risk-Free Interest Rate (in hundredths)								0.29%
Dividends (in hundredths)					0.00%			0.00%
Cash salary continuation payments															458,600
Discount factor under terms of separation agreement (in hundredths)															14.30%
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance		262,400							250,100	12,300	47,100	75,700
Separation agreement entered into in 2013		75,700							60,000	15,700
Accrued interest		18,800							18,100	700									4,200	18,100	100	700
Payments		(216,800)							(197,200)	(19,600)									(36,600)	(172,900)	(3,800)	(11,000)
Ending Balance	$ 140,100	$ 140,100		$ 262,400					$ 131,000	$ 9,100	$ 47,100	$ 75,700