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	Jun. 25, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 22, 2020 $ / shares shares	Jul. 11, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 10, 2019 USD ($) shares	Feb. 05, 2019 $ / shares shares	Sep. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares
Common stock issued					7,557,142
Price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 1.75
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock \| $								$ 12,122
Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock Net Of Issuance Costs \| $										$ 999
Number of Vote on Common Shares \| item									1
Dividends, Common Stock \| $									$ 0
June 2020 Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares		$ 0.001
Exercise price of warrant \| $ / shares		$ 0.001
Warrant to purchase shares of common stock		2,250,000
February 2019 [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares					1.95
Exercise price of warrant \| $ / shares					$ 1.95
Common Stock \| June 2020 Warrants
Common stock issued		20,250,000
Issue price \| $ / shares		$ 2.00
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock \| $	$ 48,276
Distribution Agreement [Member]
Common stock issued									0		1,033,147
Commons Stock Value Maximum Right To Sell \| $						$ 30,000
Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock From Atm Sales \| $											$ 1,923
Lincoln Park Purchase Agreements [Member]
Common stock issued			571,429				0		0
Price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 1.75
Commons Stock Value Maximum Right To Sell \| $				$ 20,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services				330,000
Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock Net Of Issuance Costs \| $			$ 1,000	$ 0
Underwriters' exercise
Shares issued					985,714
Underwriters' exercise \| Common Stock \| June 2020 Warrants
Common stock issued	3,375,000
Common Stock \| June 2020 Warrants
Common stock issued		20,250,000