SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - consolidated statements of operations: (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 600,921	$ 136,849	$ 1,647,070	$ 415,477
Product sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 600,921	$ 136,849	1,356,530	235,979
Contract services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax			$ 290,540	$ 179,498