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Summary Air-filtering masks, also known as respirators, protect wearers from inhaling fine particulate matter (PM2 5) in polluted air, as well as airborne pathogens during a pandemic, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Fibrous medium, used as the filtration layer, is the most essential component of an air-filtering mask This article presents an overview of the development of fibrous media for air filtration We first synthesize the literature on several key factors that affect the filtration performance of fibrous media We then concentrate on two major techniques for fabricating fibrous media, namely, meltblown and electrospinning In addition, we underscore the importance of electret filters by reviewing various methods for imparting electrostatic charge on fibrous media Finally, this article concludes with a perspective on the emerging research opportunities amid the COVID-19 crisis
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