Stock Options and Warrants - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014 Management	Jun. 30, 2014 R&D Activities	Apr. 30, 2014 Director [Member]	May 31, 2014 Employee Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Employee Stock [Member]	May 31, 2014 Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross				25,000	25,000	25,000	125,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 2.38	$ 2.40	$ 2.71	$ 2.40
Share based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Grant Date Fair Value				$ 57,425	$ 58,975	$ 133,200	$ 294,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate				178.00%	178.00%	178.00%	178.00%
Stock option expense	$ 122,793	$ 102,383	$ 20,410

ShareBased Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Fair Value

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Weighted average expected volatility rate of share-based compensation awards.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (f)(2)(ii)

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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- Definition

The noncash expense that accounts for the value of stock or unit options distributed to employees as compensation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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