Lithium-ion electrochemical cells include an anode, a cathode and a separator between the anode and cathode, wherein at least one of the anode, cathode and separator includes a polysiloxane coating thereon. Most preferably, the polysiloxane coating is the polymerized reaction product of dimethyl siloxane...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6547839?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6547839 - Method of making an electrochemical cell by the application of polysiloxane onto at least one of the cell components