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	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Warrants Issued to Reset Provision and Extend Maturity Date of Bridge Loan Warrants [Member]	Dec. 23, 2009 Amended and Restated Senior Convertible Note [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Amended and Restated Senior Convertible Note [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Amended and Restated Senior Convertible Note [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Amended and Restated Senior Convertible Note [Member]	Dec. 28, 2011 Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member]	Dec. 28, 2011 Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member] Warrants Issued to Reset Provision and Extend Maturity Date of Bridge Loan Warrants [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member] Warrants Issued to Reset Provision and Extend Maturity Date of Bridge Loan Warrants [Member]	Dec. 28, 2011 Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member] Original Warrants Issued for Bridge Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member] Original Warrants Issued for Bridge Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Class A Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Class B Warrant [Member]	Apr. 05, 2012 2012 Plan [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 2012 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 Plan [Member] Equipment Purchase Agreement Conversion [Member]	Dec. 28, 2011 2012 Plan [Member] Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 2012 Plan [Member] Bridge Loan Note Payable [Member] Bridge Loan Conversion [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 2012 Plan [Member] Class A Warrant [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 2012 Plan [Member] Class B Warrant [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 2012 Plan [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 2012 Plan [Member] Minimum [Member]
Equity Financing and Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Gross consideration in equity financing transaction																					$ 6,000,000							$ 10,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Commission fee percentage																					10.00%
Percent of issued common stock covered by warrants issued in transaction																					10.00%
Number of units to be issued in financing transaction																					27,800,000
Price per unit																					$ 0.25
Shares of stock issued per warrant exercised																					0.5
Warrant term length						6 years								6 years		5 years					6 years
Exercise price of warrants						0.35									0.35	0.65										0.35	0.05
Maximum share price triggering exercisability of warrant																					$ 0.25
Amount of financing proceeds triggering expiration of warrants																12,000,000					5,000,000
Maximum share price triggering expiration of warrants																					$ 0.5
Minimum trading volume																					500,000
Number of shares of common stock warrants can be exercised for						247,500									247,500	357,500
Proceeds from equity financing			6,150,000																	154,000
Shares of common stock issued									2,000,000											616,000
Cash paid to settle debt									2,750,000
Amount of debt converted																							500,000		400,000
Number of shares issued for agent fees									586,164
Payments for debt extinguishment costs			275,041						275,041
Number of warrants issued																				400,400
Number of warrants issued to investors																				308,000
Principal issued							15,000,000				1,300,000		900,000
Warrants issued to investment banker																				92,400
Debt interest rate							6.25%					18.00%
Debt maturity date							Dec. 21, 2010		Dec. 21, 2013		Feb. 28, 2012
Derivative valuation	4,346,021		4,346,021		3,760,200	2,362,721		1,711,100		81,500					24,700		29,800	2,216,448	146,273			2,362,721		134,335
Gain (loss) on derivative valuation	$ 1,051,516	$ 5,851,300	$ 5,639,996	$ 12,257,500		$ 2,362,721		$ 896,300	$ 203,700						$ 71,825		$ 113,900					$ 2,760,071
Risk free interest rate															0.47%		0.47%	0.73%
Expected life (in years)															4.2		4.2	5.5
Expected volatility															80.85%		80.82%	83.48%
Expected dividend yield															0.00%		0.00%	0.00%
Stock trading price															$ 0.19		$ 0.19	$ 0.19