Note 12. Technology Development and Licensing Agreements (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 05, 2008	Jan. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current			$ 2,715,509	$ 2,031,934
Proceeds from License Fees Received	2,500,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock		4,000,000
Reduction in Milestone Payments		20.00%
Hisun [Member]
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current			95,000
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock		2,000,000
Yakult Agreement [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock		$ 2,000,000