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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2020	Jan. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Month and year of incorporation			2007-01
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 8,068,939	$ 5,663,833	$ 5,319,004
Common stock, shares issued			26,621,954	24,431,914
Paycheck Protection Program [Member] \| COVID-19 [Member]
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from loan	$ 104,000
Public Offering [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock net of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses		$ 13,100,000
Common stock, shares issued		5,750,000