Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	20 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		20 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	20 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 10, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014 Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Consultants [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Research and Development Expense [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Research and Development Expense [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 General and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 General and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Feb. 10, 2012 At-The-Market Common Equity Sales Program [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Amended At-The-Market Common Equity Sales Program [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Equity Incentive Plan 2010 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Equity Incentive Plan 2010 [Member] Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Apr. 05, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	Apr. 05, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Four Employees [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Shelf Registration Offering Amount				$ 100,000,000
Net proceeds raised from common stock issued in a public offering							28,566,000
Stock options granted																			608,500
Option granted exercise price												$ 3.76								$ 3.81
Stock option, weighted average remaining contractual life		7 years
Stock based compensation expense													(4,335)	143,919	259,052	140,671
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross												5,000											500,000
Preferred Stock, Conversion Basis		A preferred stock is convertible into 10 common shares of the Companys common stock at any time at the holders option.
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share									$ 0.001
Percentage Of Restricted Stock Units Vested Descriptions																					25% vested immediately at the grant date. The remaining 75% of the units will vest in equal 25% tranches if the 20 trading day volume-weighted average price of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market is at least $4.15, $5.15 and $6.15, respectively.
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate																						56.10%
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate		2.30%																				1.934%
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate																						0.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures, Total		1,135,000
Restricted Stock Expensed Percentage		25.00%
Proceeds From The Sale Of Common Stock At Net Of Offering Costs	1,763,000	1,763,104				1,762,642
Shelf Registration Common Stock Offered Amount		9,900,000															20,000,000
Preferred stock 220,000 shares converted to 2,200,000 Common stock shares (in shares)								220,000			8,154,245							462,364
Preferred Stock Conversion Convertible Into Common Stock			2,200,000
Shelf Registration Securities Available For Issuance Number		75,000,000								15,000,000
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued										2,200,000
Preferred stock 220,000 shares converted to 2,200,000 Common stock shares (in shares)					(220,000)					2,200,000
Common Stocks, Including Additional Paid in Capital		$ 75,000,000