A sacrificial layer and a method for applying said sacrificial layer in fabricating microelectromechanical devices are disclosed herein. The securing device has an oil pan gasket with a gasket body matched to a sealing contour of an oil pan relative to a crankcase and securing elements that are connected to the gasket body and project inwardly away from an inner perimeter of the gasket body. In this way, the selection may be done directly by the ouput signals from the address decoders using low voltage. Next, the article is then optionally contacted with a gaseous neutralization composition, and then a liquid neutralization composition.