Fe 3 O 4 /poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-methacrylic acid-N,N 0 -methylenebisacrylamide)(Fe 3 O 4 /P(NIPAM-MAA-MBA)) peapod-like nanochains have been successfully synthesized by magnetic field-induced precipitation polymerization. Fe 3 O 4 microspheres modified with vinyl groups can be arranged with the direction of the external magnetic field in a line and linked permanently via P(NIPAM-MAA-MBA) coating during precipitation polymerization. The properties of 1D Fe 3 O 4 / P(NIPAM-MAA-MBA) were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), vibrating sample magnetometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Magnetic measurement revealed that these 1D peapod-like nanochains showed highly magnetic sensitivity. The thermaland pH-response of 1D magnetic Fe 3 O 4 /P(NIPAM-MAA-MBA) nanochains was investigated by the temperature/pH dependence of hydrodynamic radius of Fe 3 O 4 /P(NIPAM-MAA-MBA) microspheres. The release behavior of phenolphthalein from 1D magnetic Fe 3 O 4 /P(NIPAM-MAA-MBA) nanochains could be effectively controlled by changing the temperature/pH values.