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Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted stock (Details)	Mar. 19, 2020 item shares	Jan. 27, 2020 item $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of principals \| item	4
Number of share issued \| shares	7,244,739					2,680,390
Stock-based compensation expense \| $			$ 304,539	$ 267,742	$ 664,016	$ 1,140,031
MTTR, LLC (“MTTR”)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of principals \| item		4
Number of share issued \| shares		7,244,739
Restricted Stock \| MTTR, LLC (“MTTR”)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of principals \| item		4
Number of share issued \| shares		7,244,739
Term following the FDA approval		6 months
Share repurchase price \| $ / shares		$ 0.01
Grant date fair value of share \| $ / shares		$ 0.54
Explicit service period		4 years 9 months 18 days
Stock-based compensation expense \| $			78,984		78,984
Unamortized expense to be recognized of stock awards other than options \| $			$ 3,833,176		$ 3,833,176
Restricted Stock \| MTTR, LLC (“MTTR”) \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Repurchase right lapses on shares (as a percent)		50.00%
Restricted Stock \| MTTR, LLC (“MTTR”) \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Repurchase right lapses on shares (as a percent)		100.00%