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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Jan. 21, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]          
Area of property under operating lease   30,000apdn_AreaOfPropertyUnderOperatingLease      
Extended operating lease for two additional period 1 year 3 years      
Base rent during initial lease term per annum $ 2,850apdn_BaseRentDuringInitialLeaseTerm $ 449,142apdn_BaseRentDuringInitialLeaseTerm      
Total lease rental expenses   505,520us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 352,867us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 244,192us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet  
James A. Hayward          
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]          
Description of reduce annual salary with term         Effective June 21, 2014, Dr. Hayward's annual salary was voluntarily reduced by $50,000. This salary reduction will be accrued and repaid when the Company reaches $3,000,000 in sales for two consecutive quarters or the Company has net income at the end of any fiscal year.
Reduce annual salary with term         $ 50,000apdn_ReduceAnnualSalaryWithTerm
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