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Intangible Assets - Textual (Details)

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Intangible Assets - Textual (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Jun. 30, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]            
Finite-lived intangibles $ 2,240,085   $ 2,240,085   $ 2,027,074  
Long-term liability for estimated present value of future payments under licensing agreement, non-current 533,088   533,088      
Amortization of intangible assets 22,822 $ 16,720 59,291 $ 45,786    
Future Amortization Expense            
Remainder of 2017 23,000   23,000      
2018 92,000   92,000      
2019 92,000   92,000      
2020 92,000   92,000      
2021 92,000   92,000      
Thereafter 1,154,000   1,154,000      
Patents            
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]            
Capitalized costs for costs related to patents that have not been awarded     514,524   678,410  
Finite-lived intangibles $ 1,507,910   $ 1,507,910   $ 1,556,204  
Licensing agreements            
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]            
Finite-lived intangibles           $ 261,303
Long-term liability for estimated present value of future payments under licensing agreement, non-current           $ 261,303