Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Fair Value Assumptions (Details)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Fair Value Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 10, 2011	Dec. 31, 2016
Expected life (in months)	60 months
Expected volatility	104.50%
Risk-free interest rate	0.875%
Exercise price	$ 24.30
Fair value per share	$ 16.20
Warrants Revalued at December 31, 2016 [Member]
Expected life (in months)		5 months
Expected volatility		83.50%
Risk-free interest rate		0.62%
Exercise price		$ 7.50
Fair value per share		$ 0.60
Warrants Revalued at December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Warrants Issued with Convertible Debt [Member]
Risk-free interest rate		1.93%
Exercise price		$ 12.00
Warrants Revalued at December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Warrants Issued with Convertible Debt [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		43 months
Expected volatility		110.00%
Fair value per share		$ 3.60
Warrants Revalued at December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Warrants Issued with Convertible Debt [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		51 months
Expected volatility		116.00%
Fair value per share		$ 4.20
Issuance Fair Value [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		6 months
Expected volatility		104.20%
Risk-free interest rate		0.05%
Exercise price		$ 3.00
Fair value per share		$ 2.70
Issuance Fair Value [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		24 months
Expected volatility		153.80%
Risk-free interest rate		0.99%
Exercise price		$ 10.50
Fair value per share		$ 8.40
Issuance Fair Value [Member] \| Warrants Issued with Convertible Debt [Member]
Expected life (in months)		60 months
Exercise price		$ 12.00
Issuance Fair Value [Member] \| Warrants Issued with Convertible Debt [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expected volatility		118.30%
Risk-free interest rate		1.48%
Fair value per share		$ 5.70
Issuance Fair Value [Member] \| Warrants Issued with Convertible Debt [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expected volatility		120.10%
Risk-free interest rate		1.69%
Fair value per share		$ 6.30
At Settlement Fair Value [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		0 months
Expected volatility		86.90%
Risk-free interest rate		0.01%
Exercise price		$ 3.00
Fair value per share		$ 2.10
At Settlement Fair Value [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		18 months
Expected volatility		142.20%
Risk-free interest rate		0.72%
Exercise price		$ 7.50
Fair value per share		7.80
Conversion Options Revalued at December 31, 2016 [Member]
Exercise price		$ 8.40
Conversion Options Revalued at December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		6 months
Expected volatility		84.40%
Risk-free interest rate		0.62%
Fair value per share		$ 0.90
Conversion Options Revalued at December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expected life (in months)		15 months
Expected volatility		94.80%
Risk-free interest rate		0.85%
Fair value per share		$ 1.80