CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2018 - USD ($)	Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total
Balance, beginning at Dec. 31, 2017			$ 477,342	$ 71,887,674	$ (65,426,329)	$ 6,938,687
Balance, beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017			2,651,952			2,651,952
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants, net of issuance costs of $1,333,449	$ 14	$ 6,926,778		5,363,759		$ 12,290,551
Issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants, net of issuance costs of $1,333,449 (in shares)	13,624
Allocation of Series B convertible preferred stock to beneficial conversion feature		(4,782,100)		4,782,100
Deemed Dividend on Series B convertible preferred stock		11,479,308		(11,479,308)
Conversion of Series B convertible preferred stock to common stock	$ (8)	(7,821,992)	$ 399,987	7,422,013
Conversion of Series B convertible preferred stock to common stock (in shares)	(7,822)		2,222,147
Amortization of commitment shares				(39,703)		(39,703)
Compensation cost for stock options granted to executives and employees				394,189		394,189
Net loss					(6,016,959)	(6,016,959)
Balance, ending at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 6	$ 5,801,994	$ 877,329	$ 78,330,724	$ (71,443,288)	$ 13,566,765
Balance, ending (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018	5,802		4,874,099			4,874,099