INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended				36 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2003	Dec. 31, 2006
Current [Abstract]
Federal	$ 0	$ 0	$ (16,119)
State	0	10,726	6,576
Total current (benefit) provision	0	10,726	(9,543)
Deferred [Abstract]
Federal	5,778,185	(1,171,865)	(449,452)
State	22,633	896	46,077
Total deferred (benefit) provision	5,800,818	(1,170,969)	(403,375)
Total (benefit) provision	5,800,818	(1,160,243)	(412,918)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses	21,960,362			$ 5,832,516	$ 8,586,861
Annual limitation				$ 150,608	$ 1,111,831
Period of built-in gains				5 years	5 years
Built-in-gains of net operating losses				$ 488,207	$ 1,756,842
Current assets [Abstract]
Inventory reserves	253,380	242,532	311,931
Accrued expenses	53,140	91,143	286,616
Current deferred tax assets	306,520	333,675	598,547
Less valuation allowances	(306,520)	0	0
Net current deferred asset	0	333,675	598,547
Noncurrent assets [Abstract]
Net operating loss carry-forwards	7,487,937	5,365,401	3,986,618
Research and development credit	1,461,351	1,518,414	1,175,725
Other credits	97,339	97,339	107,967
Other	292,556	210,553	149,923
Gross noncurrent deferred tax assets	9,339,183	7,191,707	5,420,233
Depreciation	31,285	(206,150)	(213,206)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets	9,370,468	6,985,557	5,207,027
Less valuation allowances	(9,370,468)	(1,518,414)	(1,175,725)
Net noncurrent deferred tax assets	$ 0	$ 5,467,143	$ 4,031,302
Summary of reconciliation of the Federal statutory rate to the effective rate applicable to income (loss) before income taxes [Abstract]
Federal income tax at statutory rates	(34.00%)	(34.00%)	(34.00%)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.21%	0.23%	0.28%
Nondeductible expenses	0.57%	1.38%	4.54%
Change in valuation allowance	114.81%	9.46%	9.47%
Tax credits	0.00%	(9.46%)	(9.47%)
Change in tax rates	0.00%	0.00%	1.96%
Other	0.04%	0.34%	0.58%
Income tax (benefit)	81.63%	(32.05%)	(26.64%)
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses, expiration dates	Dec. 31, 2020			Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Latest Tax Year [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses, expiration dates	Dec. 31, 2036			Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2028
Research and Development Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	$ 1,461,351
Research and Development Tax Credit Carryforward [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, expiration date	Dec. 31, 2025
Research and Development Tax Credit Carryforward [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, expiration date	Dec. 31, 2036
Federal [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Open tax year	2013
Federal [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Open tax year	2015