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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.

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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	May 10, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 07, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2008
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Cash equivalents invested in money market funds		$ 5,361,053		$ 11,995,481
Issued warrants to purchase shares of common stock		2,197,883		3,021,302
Volatility rate	80.00%
Risk-free interest rate	1.035%
Closing stock price	$ 3.413	$ 1.48
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Cash equivalents invested in money market funds		$ 5,361,053		$ 11,995,481
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Issued warrants to purchase shares of common stock					179,241
Exchange Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Volatility rate		158.08%	111.00%
Risk-free interest rate		1.10%	1.46%
Closing stock price		$ 1.48	$ 8.69
PIPE Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Volatility rate		165.27%
Risk-free interest rate		1.10%
Closing stock price		$ 1.48