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	May 12, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Customer	Mar. 31, 2016 Customer	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customer
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Accumulated deficit		$ 121,422,318		$ 115,606,044
Available cash, cash equivalents and investments in short term available-for-sale securities, amount		5,400,000
Current liabilities		10,057,344		10,020,991
Long-term liabilities		3,827,095		$ 5,389,137
Maximum \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 \| Office and Equipment Leases
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Gross-up amount of leases effect in balance sheets		$ 3,000,000
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers \| Customer		3	3
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer One
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		21.00%	32.00%
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Two
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		20.00%	22.00%
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Three
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		17.00%	9.00%
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
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Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer One
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		24.00%		28.00%
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Two
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage		21.00%		15.00%
Subsequent Event \| Sales Agreement
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 9,600,000
Subsequent Event \| Sales Agreement \| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 9,600,000
NuvoGen \| Term Loan Agreement
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Long-term liabilities		$ 12,300,000