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LIQUIDITY AND MANAGEMENT'S PLAN (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Liquidity And Management Plan [Abstract]        
Accumulated deficit $ (199,760,272)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit $ (186,693,611)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit    
Net loss (13,066,661)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (17,686,472)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (7,150,712)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss  
Operating cash flow (8,512,738)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations (7,870,353)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations (3,960,679)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations  
Working capital 1,514,806apdn_WorkingCapitalSurplusDeficit      
Cash and cash equivalents 1,393,132us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 6,360,301us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 724,782us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 2,747,294us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Net proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants 2,156,264apdn_NetProceedsFromSaleOfCommonStockAndWarrants      
Proceeds from promissory notes 1,800,000apdn_ProceedsFromPromissoryNotes      
Proceeds from promissory notes from related party 1,000,000apdn_ProceedsFromPromissoryNotesFromRelatedParty      
Gross proceeds from underwritten public offering of common stock and warrants 9,100,000apdn_GrossProceedsFromUnderwrittenPublicOfferingOfCommonStockAndWarrants      
Gross proceeds to repurchase remaining Series B Warrants $ 4,091,000apdn_GrossProceedsToRepurchaseRemainingSeriesBWarrants