Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY (Details Textual)

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STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY (Details Textual) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jul. 11, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Jul. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2015
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       27,100,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
July 11, 2013 Issue 1 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       4,000,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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July 11, 2013 Issue 2 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       1,000,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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July And August, 2013 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       7,500,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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July 30, 2013 Issue 1 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       750,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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July 30, 2013 Issue 2 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       1,500,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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July 30, 2013 Issue 3 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       500,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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March 31, 2015 Issue 1 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       9,875,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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March 31, 2015 Issue 2 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       987,500us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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March 31, 2015 Issue 3 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding       987,500us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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Adam Stern [Member] | July 11, 2013 Issue 1 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term 5 years      
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights $ 2.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding 250,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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= mtnb_AdamSternMember
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= mtnb_July112013Issue1Member
     
Matinas BioPharma Inc [Member] | July 11, 2013 Issue 2 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term 5 years      
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights $ 2.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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= mtnb_MatinasBiopharmaIncMember
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= mtnb_July112013Issue2Member
     
Private Placement Agent [Member] | July And August, 2013 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term   5 years    
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights   $ 2.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Private Placement Agent [Member] | July 30, 2013 Issue 1 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term     5 years  
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights     $ 2.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Private Placement Agent [Member] | July 30, 2013 Issue 2 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term     5 years  
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights     $ 1.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Private Placement Agent [Member] | March 31, 2015 Issue 1 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term       5 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 0.75us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Mr.Herb Conrad [Member] | July 30, 2013 Issue 3 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term     5 years  
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights     $ 2.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding     20,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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Placement Agent [Member] | March 31, 2015 Issue 2 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term       5 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 0.75us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Issuance Of Warrants Description       The Company may call the Warrants issued prior to March 31, 2015, other than the Placement Agent Warrants, at any time the common stock trades above $5.00 for twenty (20) consecutive days following the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants
Placement Agent [Member] | March 31, 2015 Issue 3 [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Warrants Maturity Term       5 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 0.50us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Issuance Of Warrants Description       The Company may call the Warrants issuedin the 2015 Private Placement, other than the Placement Agent Warrants, at any time the common stock trades above $3.00 for twenty (20) consecutive days following the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants
Maximum [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 2.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Minimum [Member]        
Stock Holders Equity [Line Items]        
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 0.50us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember