CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total
Balance at beginning at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 24,564	$ 44,648,103	$ (35,174,540)	$ 9,498,127
Balance at beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	1,637,604
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common shares and warrants (net of issuance costs of $356,214 & $1,011,574 for the December 31, 2016 & December 31, 2015 respectively)	$ 8,093	9,101,181		9,109,274
Issuance of common shares and warrants (net of issuance costs of $356,214 & $1,011,574 for the December 31, 2016 & December 31, 2015 respectively) (in shares)	539,547
Compensation cost for stock options granted to executives and employees		894,656		894,656
Net loss			(15,760,323)	(15,760,323)
Balance at end at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 32,657	54,643,940	(50,934,863)	3,741,734
Balance at end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	2,177,151
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common shares and warrants (net of issuance costs of $356,214 & $1,011,574 for the December 31, 2016 & December 31, 2015 respectively)	$ 23,417	4,672,452		4,695,869
Issuance of common shares and warrants (net of issuance costs of $356,214 & $1,011,574 for the December 31, 2016 & December 31, 2015 respectively) (in shares)	1,561,080
Issuance of common shares as commitment fees	$ 746	197,777		198,523
Issuance of common shares as commitment fees (in shares)	49,736
Amortization of commitment shares		(42,864)		(42,864)
Settlement of fractional shares	$ (16)	(3,444)		(3,460)
Settlement of fractional shares (in shares)	(1,054)
Compensation cost for stock options granted to executives and employees		876,189		876,189
Net loss			(6,368,885)	(6,368,885)
Balance at end at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 56,804	$ 60,344,050	$ (57,303,748)	$ 3,097,106
Balance at end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	3,786,913