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Reclassified amount from accrued liabilities to senior secured notes payable							35,625	126,980
Repayment of convertible notes			$ (107,802)				(107,802)	0
Debt issuance costs based on financing							64,848
Amortization of debt issuance costs							26,019	23,828
Un amortization of debt issuance costs							34,094
Secured notes payable							1,499,116
Interest expense							$ 116,786	$ 138,604
Effective interest rate				7.50%			8.00%	7.50%
Convertible debt converted into common stock							$ 0	$ 1,440,505
Loss on extinguishment of debt							0	$ (1,260,399)
PPP Loan
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Interest rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Prepayment penalties	$ 0
Proceeds from Notes Payable	$ 847,000
Secured Convertible Notes ("2018 Notes")
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Conversion price reduce into equity						21.60
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 1,260,399
Secured Convertible Notes ("2018 Notes") \| Dillon Hill Capital, LLC
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Gross proceeds in secured convertible debt						$ 1,500,000
Percentage of secured convertible debt						6.00%
Conversion price reduce into equity						21.60
Convertible debt converted into common stock						$ 1,000,000
Amended Existing Notes
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Convertible debt on fair value disclosures					$ 3,498,457
Gain on change in fair value							$ 65,576
Debt conversion amount				$ 2,200,000
Conversion of share price of debt \| shares				102,893
Minimum \| Secured Convertible Notes ("2018 Notes")
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Common stock closing price trading days \| $ / shares		$ 140.00
Dr. James A. Hayward, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President ("CEO") \| Amended Existing Notes
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Conversion of share price of debt \| shares				73,400
Other Directors, Officers, and Affiliates \| Secured Convertible Notes ("2018 Notes")
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Debt conversion amount				$ 409,000
Conversion of share price of debt \| shares				18,929
Securities Purchase Agreement \| Accredited investors Management team and Board of Directors
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Aggregate principal amount										$ 1,650,000
Securities Purchase Agreement \| Management and Board of Directors
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Securities Purchase Agreement \| Chairman President And Chief Executive Officer And One Member Of The Management Team \| Secured Convertible Notes ("2018 Notes")
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